Class 2 - all or part of the building is Class 2 of three or more storeys.

Is located in an area prone to natural disaster or adverse environmental conditions.One or more Performance Solutions are used to demonstrate compliance with the Performance Requirements relating to material and systems for fire safety.One or more Performance Solutions are used to demonstrate compliance with the Performance Requirements relating to material and systems for structural safety.Attributes - the building is designed or constructed with any of the following sub-criteria:.In the Australian Capital Territory, Canberra is not designated as an alpine area as snow loads are not considered significant.Īre used to determine the building complexity level of all or part of a building in accordance with Table 2, where building complexity criteria are as follows: AS/NZS 1170.3 also contains further detail in the identification of alpine areas and the altitude of the alpine regions of Australia. It is recommended that the appropriate authority be consulted to determine whether the building is located in an alpine area. Regions in New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory and Victoria between 600 – 1200 m AHD are considered to be sub-alpine areas and may receive significant snowfalls, however unlike alpine areas the snow is unlikely to accumulate.

Mount Hotham (Vic.), including Davenport and Village CentreĪlpine areas are located in New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania.Īlpine areas are areas 1200 m or more above Australian Height Datum (AHD) for New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory and Victoria, and 900 m or more above AHD for Tasmania, as shown in Figure 1.Īlpine areas are considered to receive significant snowfalls (snowfalls that result in an average snow accumulation on the ground of 175 mm or greater). Mount Buller (Vic.), including Baldy and Village Mount Buffalo (Vic.), including Chalet, Dingo Dell and Tatra Table 1 Alpine areas where snow loads are significant Locationįalls Creek (Vic.), including Summit Area, Sun Valley and Village Bowl in Tasmania more than 900 m above the Australian Height Datum.in New South Wales, the ACT or Victoria more than 1200 m above the Australian Height Datum and.likely to be subject to significant snowfalls and.

An area given in Figure 1 and in Table 1 for specific locations, and is.

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