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Building advisory notices and newsletters

Building advisory notices and the Building Standard newsletter are issued by Building policy services to inform building practitioners of proposed changes to South Australian building legislation and other building control matters and to assist interpretation and adoption by the industry. 

2013

Administration

Notice 03/13 - Review of Auditing (PDF 141KB)

Technical

Notice 02/13 - Reducing noise and air impacts from road, rail and mixed land use (PDF 185KB)

Notice 01/13 - National Construction Code requirements for buildings in flood hazard areas (PDF 72KB)

Newsletters

Issue 01/2013 (PDF 163KB)

Issue 02/2013 (PDF 167KB)

2012

Administration

Notice 10/12 - Commencement of auditing (PDF 137 KB)

Notice 06/12 - Minister's Schedule of Construction Indices for 2012/13 (PDF 134KB)

Technical

Notice 09/12 - Minister's Schedule 5 Roof framing checklist (PDF 137KB)

Notice 08/12 - Truss regulations and Class 10a buildings (PDF 142KB)

Notice 07/12 - Upgrading access in existing buildings (PDF 163KB)

Notice 05/12 - Fire safety protection for Class 1 buildings (PDF 129KB)

Notice 04/12 - Alternative methods for complying with the six star energy efficiency requirement (PDF 172KB)

Notice 03/12 - Applying energy efficiency measures to Class 1 building alterations and additions (PDF 77KB)

Notice 02/12 - Non deemed-to-satisfy external wall cladding systems (PDF 70KB)

Notice 01/12 - Water tanks for fighting bushfires (PDF 56KB)

Newsletters

Issue 01/2012 (PDF 74KB)

Issue 02/2012 (PDF 100KB)

Issue 03/2012 (PDF 135KB)

Issue 04/2012 (PDF 46KB)

Issue 05/2012 (PDF 51KB)

2011

Administration

Notice 02/11 - Future of the South Australian Housing Code (PDF 55KB)

Notice 01/11 - Minister's Schedule of Construction Indices for 2011/12 (PDF 46KB)

Newsletters

Issue 01/2011 (PDF 59KB)

Issue 02/2011 (PDF 71KB)

Issue 03/2011 (PDF 57KB)

Issue 04/2011 (PDF 234KB)

Issue 05/2011 (PDF 60 KB)

2010

Technical 

Notice 05/10 - Insulation of internal ductwork (PDF 61KB) 

Notice 03/10 - Moving houses (PDF 41KB) 

Notice 02/10 - Exclusion of shed doors from shed designs (PDF 39KB)

Administration 

Notice 07/10 - Accreditation of solar photovoltaic panel installers (PDF 35KB) 

Notice 06/10 - Occupation of houses (PDF 40KB)

Notice 04/10 - Child care centres (PDF 35KB) 

Notice 01/10 - Minister's schedule of construction indices for 2010/11 (PDF 107KB) 

2009

Administration

Notice 05/09 - Digital tv antenna systems (PDF 114KB)

Notice 01/09 - Minister's schedule of construction indices for 2009/10 (PDF 108KB) 

2008

Professional

Notice 09/08 - Inspections and building safety (PDF 211KB)

Administration

Notice 07/08 - Ministers schedule of construction indices for 2008/09 (PDF 147KB) 

Technical

Notice 06/08 - Bushfire protection area (PDF 116KB)

Notice 05/08 - Fire safety requirements in caravan parks and residential parks (2007) (PDF 98KB) 

Notice 04/08 - Legislative changes relating to brush fences (PDF 99KB)

2007

Administration

Notice 10/07 - Maintenance of essential safety provisions (PDF 49KB) 

Notice 08/07 - Fire safety in facilities under the Aged Care Act 1997 (PDF 53KB)

2006

Professional

Notice 18/06 - Roof trusses: buildings at risk (PDF 135KB) 

Notice 17/06 - Roof trusses: application for building alterations (PDF 129KB) 

Technical

Notice 15/06 - Land divisions (PDF 53KB) 

Notice 12/06 - Applying energy efficiency measures to existing class 2 and 9 buildings (PDF 54KB) 

Notice 11/06 - Floor drainage in wet areas (PDF 109KB) 

Notice 09/06 - Mandatory plumbed rainwater tanks for class 1 buildings (PDF 57KB) 

Notice 07/06 - Building code compliance product alert (PDF 40KB) 

Notice 06/06 - Natural light in child care centres (PDF 43KB) 

Administration

Notice 14/06 - Design wind speed maps (PDF 22KB) 

Notice 08/06 - Directions under the Waterworks Act and Sewerage Act (PDF 43KB)

2005

Professional

Notice 12/05 - Coroners Riverside recommendations (PDF 50KB) 

Notice 11/05-  Independent technical experts (PDF 42KB) 

Technical

Notice 03/05 - Smoke alarms in existing class 1 and 2 dwellings (PDF 51KB) 

Notice 02/05 - Compliance of thermal insulation for energy efficiency (PDF 45KB)

2004

Technical

Notice 29/04 - Assessing compliance fire stopping for plumbing and ventilation services (PDF 32KB) 

Notice 24/04 - Waterproofing in wet areas (PDF 43KB) 

Notice 13/04 - Fire retardant treated timber (PDF 32KB) 

Professional

Notice 28/04 - Roof trusses nail plate connectors (PDF 41KB) 

Notice 27/04 - Complying development (PDF 34KB) 

Notice 18/04 - Closing of development application files (PDF 37KB) 

Notice 16A/04 - Proprietary building systems and roof trusses (PDF 47KB) 

Notice 15/04 - Notification of a decision (PDF 56KB) 

Notice 14A/04 - Staged consent and approvals (PDF 44KB) 

Notice 10/04 - Earthquake strengthening of existing buildings (PDF 43KB)

2003

Technical

Notice 48/03 - Maintenance of street fire hydrants (PDF 52KB) 

Notice 12/03 - Windows and glazed assemblies (PDF 28KB) 

Administration

Notice 46/03 - Australian Institute of Building Surveyors recognised as accreditation body (PDF 30KB) 

Notice 33/03 - Essential safety provisions (PDF 44KB) 

Notice 18/03 - What is the building rules assessment commission? (PDF 45KB) 

Notice 11/03 - Who is licensed as a building work contractor or supervisor? (PDF 39KB) 

Professional

Notice 29/03 - Consents, inspections and complaints (PDF 44KB) 

Notice 28/03 - Consistency between planning and building consents (PDF 48KB) 

Notice 27/03 - Provisional building rules consent and responsibilities (PDF 52KB)

Notice 20/03 - Advice on inclusion of building rules in professional development plan (PDF 31KB) 

Notice 15/03 - Advice on use of AS1668 Part 2 (PDF 39KB) 

Notice 05/03 - Alternative solutions (PDF 49KB) 

2002

Professional

Notice 32/02 - Assignments of classification and certificates of occupancy (PDF 97KB) 

Notice 22/02 - High load timber nailplate roof girder trusses hazard alert (PDF 25KB) 

Administration

Notice 16/02 - Certification of building indemnity insurance (PDF 30KB) 

Notice 08/02 - Easements of support for party walls (PDF 25KB)

2001

Technical

Notice 30/01 - Residential timber framed construction (PDF 86KB) 

Notice 19/01 - Termite management of wall bracing (PDF 47KB) 

Professional

Notice 10/01 - Private certification and potential conflicts of interest (PDF 112KB)

2000

Technical

Notice 11/00 - Microbial control in buildings (PDF 49KB)

Notice 06/00 - Building Code of Australia 1996 vol 1 (PDF 91KB) 

Subscription

Subscriptions for building advisory notices and the Building Standard newsletter are for 12 months starting in January of each year. Subscribing will ensure you are informed of new information as it is released.

The hard copy subscription fee is $55 (including postage, handling and GST) and the electronic subscription fee is $44 (including GST).

Use the subscription form, which can be submitted online or printed and forwarded with payment to:

Planning Services Branch
Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure 
GPO Box 1815
Adelaide SA 5001

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