Resources
Department resources
- Landscaping for Bushfire Prone Areas(opens in a new window)
- School Site Bushfire / Grassfire Readiness Checklist(opens in a new window)
External resources
National Construction Code – All School Buildings
The National Construction Code (NCC)
- is a uniform set of technical provisions for the design and construction of buildings and other structures throughout Australia and allows for variations in climate and geological or geographic conditions
- is reviewed and amended every three years to include various technical and regulatory changes
- incorporates all on-site construction requirements into a single code
- comprises the Building Code of Australia (BCA), Volume One and Two; and the Plumbing Code of Australia (PCA), as Volume Three
Schools are Class 9 buildings in the BCA. For a brief overview see: NCC - All School Buildings (DOCX)(opens in a new window)
Other
- Australian Building Codes Board(opens in a new window)
- Australian Standard AS3959: Construction of Buildings in Bushfire Prone Areas(opens in a new window)
- Building Amendment (Specific Use Bushfire Protected Buildings and Other Matters) Regulations 2016 (Vic)(opens in a new window)
- Essential Safety Measures: Maintenance Manual(opens in a new window)
- Landscaping for Bushfire: Country Fire Authority(opens in a new window)
- Neighbourhood Safer Places Assessment Guidelines(opens in a new window)
- Victorian Building Authority(opens in a new window)
- VRQA Guidelines on Bushfire Preparedness - Registered Schools(opens in a new window)
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