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Provides guidance for a building certifier assessing an individual as competent to perform certification functions that help the certifier perform building certification functions.

Provides guidance to local governments, building certifiers, building owners and other stakeholders about information to be included in a Certificate of Occupancy (CofO), formerly referred to as a Certificate of Classification (CofC) and where these certificates should be displayed.

Guideline under the Building Act 1975.

​Sets out requirements and recommendations for the safe storage and handling of LP Gas, in cylinders and bulk tanks.

Provides general principles and recommendations for the lighting of building interiors to enhance the performance and comfort of those performing visual tasks; deals with illuminating essential task details, using both artificial light and daylight, while controlling or excluding factors that might cause visual discomfort.

Sets out the requirements for the design, installation and commissioning of heated water services using drinking water or rainwater or a combination thereof; includes aspects of the installation from, and including, the valve(s) on the cold water inlet to any cold water storage tank or water heater and the downstream fixtures and fittings; applies to new installations as well as alterations, additions and repairs to existing installations.

Sets out recommendations for the lighting of offices and similar tasks, including screen-based tasks. While the tasks may be commonly performed in interiors called offices’, they may also be performed in other interiors; for example, reading, writing and screen-based tasks frequently occur in most types of interior workplaces.

Sets out lighting recommendations for a variety of tasks carried out within hospitals and medical premises, particularly tasks associated with clinical observation, treatment and care; recommendations also apply to related tasks, such as the visual examination of biological solutions and pathology specimens, in medical laboratories.

Sets out recommendations for the lighting of circulation spaces and other areas which commonly occur in buildings of various types; contains material that adds to or amends the recommendations in AS/NZS 1680.1:2006 and is intended to be read in conjunction with that Standard and with any applicable specific recommendations in other Standards in the AS/NZS 1680 series.

Contains Deemed-to-Satisfy Provisions that are considered to be acceptable forms of construction that meet the requirements for complying with Parts H1 to H8 of NCC Volume Two.