Building Regulations 2016
48Interpretation of Part
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48 Interpretation of Part
(1) In this Part –
acceptable risk means land that has been –
(a) assessed under a determination for a relevant hazard area; and
(b) classified as not being within a hazard band of the relevant hazard area;
bushfire determination means a determination made in respect of a bushfire-prone area;
bushfire-prone area – see regulation 62(1) ;
bushfire-prone vegetation – see regulation 62(2) ;
coastal erosion determination means a determination made in respect of a coastal erosion hazard area;
coastal erosion hazard area – see regulation 57 ;
coastal inundation determination means a determination made in respect of a coastal inundation hazard area;
coastal inundation hazard area – see regulation 55 ;
determination means a determination referred to in regulation 51 ;
gross floor area, in relation to a building, means the total floor area of all covered areas of a building, whether those covered areas are enclosed or unenclosed;
hazard band, of a relevant hazard area, means land within the relevant hazard area that has been classified, and identified, on a planning scheme overlay map as being a sub-category of the relevant hazard area other than an investigation area;
investigation area, in relation to a relevant hazard area that includes hazard bands, means land within the relevant hazard area that has not been identified, or classified, into a hazard band for that hazard area;