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Sets out requirements for the selection, identification, installation, finishing, and maintenance of timber and composite doors and doorsets for internal and external application.

Sets out requirements for the design of buildings and facilities for access for people with disabilities; where appropriate, these requirements are additional to the minimum requirements of AS 1428.1.

Sets out minimum requirements for the materials, design and installation of waterproofing for domestic wet areas in Class 1, Class 2 and Class 4 buildings as defined in the NCC. It also applies to wet areas within Class 3 to 9 buildings as if it were a Class 2 or 4 part of a building.

Sustainable building design should consider durability, affordability, resource conservation, intra and intergenerational social equity aspects, and stakeholder’s perspective throughout its service life; this research has applied life cycle sustainability assessment (LCSA) framework to estimate the sustainability performance in terms of a single score, and to identify avenues for sustainability improvement strategies of buildings.

AS/NZS 3019 sets out the requirements for periodic assessment of existing electrical installations which are connected to a low voltage a.c. supply system (exceeding 50 V a.c. but not exceeding 1 000 V a.c.). Inspection and/or testing is intended, as far as reasonably practicable, to determine whether the installation and all its constituent equipment is in a safe condition for continued use.

This Standard provides safety rules for optical fibre communication systems and associated materials and equipment.

Specifies requirements for a quality management system.

Sets out requirements for the design and construction of subterranean termite management systems for new buildings and new building work.

These requirements are additional to the NATSPEC Simple Domestic specification requirements and if differences in interpretation between the two should arise then these requirements take precedence.

The 2014 edition of AS/NZS 1596 is amended as follows.