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2 Some light fittings in an office building are fitted with energy efficient
lamps to comply with the energy efficiency provisions of the building
code. The lamps are part of the building. However, other lamps that are
not relied on to comply with the building code are not part of the building
unless another provision brings them within the definition of building
for the Act.
3 An office building has cubicles that are not fixed to the building. The
cubicles have partition walls, are part of the fit-out for the building and
are shown in the building approval. Some cubicles are placed where
they obstruct a fire evacuation path in a way that prevents compliance
with the building code. Those cubicles are part of the building. The
others are not unless another provision brings them within the definition
of building for the Act.
4 A warehouse is being extended. The warehouse stores furniture. Some
partitions for cubicles stored in the warehouse impede fire evacuation
paths relied on for the extension to comply with the fire evacuation
provisions of the building code. The partitions cause the extension to
not comply with the building code. The partitions are stored goods and
not fittings, so they are not part of the building unless another provision
of the Act brings them within the definition of building for the Act.
5 An apartment building has a surface-level carpark, part of which is
below the apartments and part of which is adjacent to the building with
no building above, below or within it. The part of the surface-level
carpark below the apartments is part of the building or a separate
building, depending on the building code. The other part of the carpark
is not part of the building unless another provision of the Act brings it
within the definition of building for the Act.
6 A concrete floor slab for a home is being poured together with a floor
slab for a garage and a surface-level driveway to the garage. The floor
slabs are parts of the building. The surface-level driveway is not part of
the building unless another provision of the Act brings it within the
definition of building for the Act.
(3) To remove any doubt, something is not excluded from the definition
of building only because it is temporary or novel.
a building used in connection with a fair, circus, carnival, celebration, market,
show, concert, display, exhibition, competition, training event, recreational event
or publicity event is not excluded on the basis of its temporary or novel nature