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237 Small live music venue classification
Reg. 237(1) amended by S.R. Nos 40/2019 reg. 25(1), 102/2023 reg. 20(1).
(1) The BCA Volume One applies as if, in Schedule 1 to that Volume, for paragraph (c)(iii) of the definition of **Assembly building**, there were substituted—
"(iii) a sports stadium, sporting or other club—
but not including a *small live music venue*; or".
Reg. 237(2) amended by S.R. Nos 40/2019 reg. 25(1), 102/2023 reg. 20(1).
(2) The BCA Volume One applies as if, in Schedule 1 to that Volume, after the definition of **Sitework**, there were inserted—
"**Small live music venue** means the whole or the only part of a Class 6 building that has a rise in storeys of no more than 2—
(a) in which live music entertainment is provided to the public; and
(b) that has a floor area not greater than 500 m2.".
Reg. 237(3) amended by S.R. Nos 40/2019 reg. 25(2), 102/2023 reg. 20(2).
(3) The BCA Volume One applies as if, at the foot of the Explanatory information in clause A6G7, there were inserted—
"A Class 6 building or part of a Class 6 building in which people assemble for entertainment purposes remains a Class 6 building or part of a Class 6 building if it is a *small live music venue*—see the definition of **Assembly building** in the BCA Volume One."