Notice Type
Departmental
Notice Title

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

Pursuant to section 24(1) of the Building Act 2004
(“the Act”), I give notice of an amendment to the compliance document for New Zealand Building Code clause B1 Structure (“Compliance Document B1”) by
the inclusion of a new verification method for
structure (“B1/VM1”).
The amendment to Compliance Document B1 comes into force on 1 December 2008.
Compliance Document B1 is available for download free
of charge from the Department of Building and Housing (“DBH”) website
www.dbh.govt.nz
Material ceasing to have legal effect
Pursuant to section 408 of the Act, I give notice that the following material incorporated by reference is revoked from B1/VM1 and will cease to have legal effect on 1 December 2008:
? NZS 1900 (as modified by B1/VM1)
? AS/NZS 1664: Part 2: 1997
? NZS 3106:1986
? NZS 4203:1984
? NZS 4203:1992
? NZS 4219:1983
? NZS 4230: Part 1: 1990
? NZS 4230: Part 2: 1990
New material incorporated by reference
Pursuant to sections 405 and 410(1)(e) of the Act, I give notice that the following material will be incorporated by reference in B1/VM1 in the Compliance Document B1 effective on 1 December 2008:
? NZS 1170: Part 5: 2004 (as modified by B1/VM1)
? AS/NZS 1170: Part 0: 2002 (as modified by B1/VM1)
? AS/NZS 1170: Part 1: 2002 (as modified by B1/VM1)
? AS/NZS 1170: Part 2: 2002 (as modified by B1/VM1)
? AS/NZS 1170: Part 3: 2003 (as modified by B1/VM1)
? NZS 4230:2004
? SNZ HB 8630:2004 (as modified by B1/VM1)
Purchase of material incorporated by reference
The material incorporated by reference described 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 material incorporated by reference are also available for purchase through all of DBH’s offices.
Viewing materials incorporated by reference
Materials incorporated by reference are available for inspection free of charge at all of DBH’s offices, between the hours of 8.30am to 5.00pm, Monday to Friday.
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 14th day of July 2008.
DAVID KELLY, Deputy Chief Executive, Building Quality, Department of Building and Housing.