Premises Standard Schedule 1 Part A2

Adoption of Standards and other references
Where a Deemed to Satisfy Provision references a document, rule, specification or provision, that adoption does not include a provision:
 (a) specifying or defining the respective rights, responsibilities or obligations as between themselves of any manufacturer, supplier or purchaser; or
 (b) specifying the responsibilities of any trades person or other building operative, architect, engineer, authority, or other person or body; or
 (c) requiring the submission for approval of any material, building component, form or method of construction, to any person, authority or body other than a person or body empowered under State or Territory legislation to give that approval; or
 (d) specifying that a material, building component, form or method of construction must be submitted to any person, authority or body for expression of opinion; or
 (e) permitting a departure from the code, rule, specification or provision at the sole discretion of the manufacturer or purchaser, or by arrangement or agreement between the manufacturer and purchaser.

Referenced Standards etc
(1) A reference in a Deemed to Satisfy Provision to a document under clause A2.1 refers to the edition or issue, together with any amendment, listed in clause A3.1 and only so much as is relevant in the context in which the document is quoted.

(2) Any:
 (a) reference in a document listed in clause A3.1 (primary document) to another document (secondary document); and
 (b) subsequent references to other documents in secondary documents and those other documents;
is a reference to the secondary and other documents as they existed at the time of publication of the primary document listed in clause A3.1.

(3) The provisions of subclause (2) do not apply if the secondary referenced document is also a primary referenced document.

Differences between referenced documents and the Access Code
The Access Code overrules in any difference arising between it and any Standard, rule, specification or provision in a document listed in clause A3.1.

Fire safety
Fire safety provisions relating to the construction of buildings are located in the BCA