Notice Type
Departmental
Notice Title

Notice of Amendment to Material Incorporated by Reference in Compliance Document B1 Structure, and Where Material is Available for Inspection and Purchase

New materials incorporated by reference
Pursuant to sections 405 and 410(1)(e) of the Building Act 2004 ("the Act"), I give notice that the following materials will be incorporated by reference into the Compliance Document for New Zealand Building Code clause B1 ("Compliance Document B1"), effective 1 April 2007:
AS/NZS 1748:1997
NZS 3622:2004, including Amendment 1
Amendment to material incorporated by reference
Pursuant to sections 406(c)(ii) and 410(1)(e) of the Act,
I give notice that the material previously incorporated
by reference into Compliance Document B1, as set out
in Column 1 below, will be replaced by the material in Column 2:
Column 1 Column 2
NZS 3603:1993, including Amendments 1, 2 NZS 3603:1993, including Amendments 1, 2, 4
NZS 3604:1999, including Amendment 1 NZS 3604:1999, including Amendments 1, 2
NZS 3109:1997, including Amendment 1 NZS 3109:1997, including Amendments 1, 2
The changes to material incorporated by reference set out in Column 2 will take effect in the amended Compliance Document B1 on 1 April 2007*.
Purchase of materials incorporated by reference
The materials incorporated by reference described in Column 2 above may be purchased directly from Standards New Zealand, Radio New Zealand House, Level 10, 155 The Terrace, Wellington, or online at
www.standards.co.nz
Copies of materials incorporated by reference are also available for purchase through all of the Department of Building and Housing's (DBH's) offices.
Viewing materials incorporated by reference
Materials incorporated by reference are available for inspection free of charge at the DBH national office, Level 6, 86 Customhouse Quay, Wellington, between the hours of 8.30am to 5.00pm, Monday to Friday.
The materials incorporated by reference set out above, which relate to the design and use of timber and concrete in buildings, as referred to in section 410(1)(c) of the Act, are available for inspection free of charge at all DBH offices during working hours.
DBH office locations
The DBH office locations are as follows:
- National office in Wellington: Level 6,
86 Customhouse Quay.
- Auckland office: Level 3, 41 Shortland Street.
- Manukau office: Level 1, CST Nexia Centre,
22 Amersham Way.
- Hamilton office: 2nd Floor, 36 Bryce Street.
- Wellington office: 60 Oriental Parade.
- Christchurch office: Level 2, 10 Nelson Street.
- Porirua Tenancy Services Centre: 1st Floor,
Housing Corp Building, 1 Walton Leigh Avenue.
DBH also has tenancy service delivery locations in: Whangarei, Henderson, Takapuna, Tauranga, Rotorua, Gisborne, Napier, New Plymouth, Palmerston North, Lower Hutt, Nelson, Blenheim, Greymouth, Timaru, Dunedin and Invercargill.
To make an appointment at one of these locations to
view or purchase material incorporated by reference, call 0800 836 262.
Dated at Wellington this 27th day of March 2007.
JOHN KAY, Acting Deputy Chief Executive, Building Quality, Department of Building and Housing.
*This notice should be read in conjunction with the amended Compliance Document B1 notice published in
the New Zealand Gazette, 21 September 2006, No. 109, page 3240. The amendment to Compliance Document B1 comes into effect on 1 April 2007, and is available for download free of charge from the DBH website
www.dbh.govt.nz