New bushfire building standards take effect
Source: Queensland. Minister for Infrastructure and Planning. Media Release
"New building regulations designed to help protect Queensland homes from the devastating impact of bushfires will come into effect. Minister for Infrastructure and Planning Stirling Hinchliffe said the State Government is leading the way with the early adoption of new national bushfire standards for residential buildings. The new standards will be incorporated in the Building Act 1975, which regulates building development in Queensland. The new standards replace the 1999 Australian Standard for design and construction of buildings in bushfire-prone areas and will apply to residential building work in designated bushfire prone areas."