Building Code Definitions
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burnoutmeans exposure to fire for a time that includes fire growth, full development, and decay in the absence of intervention or automatic suppression, beyond which the fire is no longer a threat to building elements intended to perform loadbearing or fire separation functions, or both | |
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code compliance certificatemeans a certificate to that effect issued by a territorial authority or a building certifier pursuant to section 43 of the Act | |
combustible building materialsmeans building materials that are deemed combustible according to AS 1530.1 | |
compliance schedulemeans a compliance schedule issued under section 44 of the Act | |
constructin relation to a building, includes to build, erect, prefabricate, and relocate; and CONSTRUCTION has a corresponding meaning | |
contaminanthas the meaning ascribed to it by the Resource Management Act 1991 | |
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department of conservationmeans the department of State established by section 5 of the Conservation Act 1987 | |
director-generalhas the same meaning as in section 2(1) of the Conservation Act 1987 | |
draina pipe normally laid below ground level including fittings and equipment and intended to convey foul water or surface water to an outfall | |