Protection from Fire and Backcountry Huts

Changes to C/AS1-C/As7 (Amendment 3), C/VM2 (Amendment 4) and BCH/AS1 Amendment 1 

2 July 2014 

After consultation with the sector earlier this year, MBIE has implemented practical solutions to remedy compliance issues that designers and councils were finding when they applied C/AS1-C/AS7 and C/VM2 to building designs.

These changes will simplify construction and reduce compliance costs but will not reduce fire safety.

Read the updated Acceptable Solutions and Verification Methods for Protection from Fire »

Read a summary of the key changes to the Acceptable Solutions C/AS1- C/AS7 and the Verification Method C/VM2 »

The Acceptable Solution for Backcountry Huts, BCH/AS1 has been updated to reflect changes that came into force with the 2012 Building Code clause amendments to C1-C6 Protection from Fire. 

Read the updated Acceptable Solution for Backcountry Huts »

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