Where Australian Standards or part thereof have been adopted by legislation, they are a legal requirement.
This list may not be exhaustive. Please refer to the relevant authority websites for updated information and current document distribution dates. These documents are subject to amendments from time to time.
Include Safety in Design (SiD) principles to eliminate, or if not reasonably practical, minimise risks to health and safety throughout the design, construction and life of the embellishment.
See Legislation – Work Health and Safety Act 2011 for additional safety guidance.
AS 1379:2007 – Specification and supply of concrete. Sets out the minimum requirements for:
Materials, plant and equipment used in the supply of concrete.
The production and, if applicable, the delivery of concrete in the plastic state
Specifying, sampling, testing and compliance with specified properties of plastic and hardened concrete
The uniformity of mixing.
AS 2870:2011 – Residential slabs and footings. Sets out the criteria for the classification of a site and the design and construction of a footing system for a single dwelling house, including buildings classified as Class 1 and Class 10a in the Building Code of Australia.
AS 3600:2018 – Concrete structures. Sets out minimum requirements for the design and construction of concrete building structures and members that contain reinforcing steel or tendons, or both. It also sets out minimum requirements for plain concrete pedestals and footings. This Standard is referenced in legislation.
AS 3798:2007 – Guidelines on earthworks for commercial and residential developments. Provides guidance on the specification, execution and control testing of earthworks and associated site preparation works for commercial and residential developments.
AS 4586:2013 – Slip resistance classification of new pedestrian surface materials. Provides means of classifying pedestrian surface materials according to their frictional characteristics when determined in accordance with the test methods set out in Appendices A, B, C, D and E. The test methods enable characteristics of surface materials to be determined in either wet or dry conditions. This Standard is referenced in legislation.
AS 4663:2013 – Slip resistance measurement of existing pedestrian surfaces. Provides methods of measuring the frictional characteristics of existing pedestrian surfaces in wet and dry conditions.
HB 197:1999 – Standards Australia Handbook - An introductory guide to the slip resistance of pedestrian surface materials. Provides guidelines for the selection of slip-resistant pedestrian surfaces classified in accordance with AS/NZS 4586.
HB 198:2014 – Standards Australia Handbook - Guide to the specification and testing of slip resistance of pedestrian surfaces. Provides guidance for designers, specifiers, manufacturers and suppliers in the application of AS 4586:2013 and AS 4663:2013.
AS/NZS 1554 Set:2014 – Structural steel welding set. Covers essential preparations, procedures and safety precautions for welding.
AS/NZS 1664 – Aluminium structures
Part 1:1997 – Limit State Design. Specifies requirements for the design of aluminium building type structural load-carrying members and elements using the limit state design (LSD) criteria.
Part 2:1997 – Allowable stress design. Specifies requirements for the design of aluminium alloy load-carrying members using then allowable stress design (ASD) criteria.
AS 1684.2:2010 – Residential timber-framed construction - Part 2: Non-cyclonic areas. Specifies requirements for building practice and the selection, placement and fixing of the various structural elements used in the construction of timber-framed Class 1 and Class 10 buildings as defined by the Building Code of Australia.
AS 1720 – Timber structures
Part 1:2010 – Design methods. Sets out limit state design methods for the structural use of timber, which are based on the principles of structural mechanics and on data established by research. It provides design data for sawn timber, laminated timber, timber in pole form, plywood, laminated veneer lumber and various types of fastenings.
Part 2:2006 – Timber properties. Sets out a table of species and their general properties, which can be used for the design of timber structures.
AS 3700:2011 – Masonry structures. Sets out minimum requirements for the design and construction of masonry components.
AS 4100:1998 – Steel structures. Sets out minimum requirements for the design, fabrication, erection and modification of steelwork in structures in accordance with the limit state design method. This Standard is referenced in legislation.
AS/NZS 2312:2014 and Amendment 1 2017 Protection of structural steel against atmospheric corrosion by the use of protective coatings – Paint coatings. Guidelines for the selection and specification of paint coating systems for the protection of structural steel against atmospheric corrosion.
AS/NZS 2312.2:2014 Guide to the protection of structural steel against atmospheric corrosion by the use of protective coatings – Hot dip galvanising.
AS 4312:2008 – Atmospheric corrosivity zones in Australia. Guidelines for the classification of corrosivity zones in Australia.
Method 1:2012 – Moisture content. Sets out the oven-drying method for determining the moisture content of specimens cut from solid timber, and the procedure for sampling of timber lots.
Method 2:2006 – Slope of grain. Sets out four test methods for determining the slope of grain in timber articles.
Method 3:2000 – Density. Specifies a method for determining the density (ratio of mass to volume) of wood for physical and mechanical tests.
AS/NZS 1148:2001 – Timber - Nomenclature - Australian, New Zealand and imported species. Lists tree species (hardwoods and softwoods) that may be of commercial interest in Australia and New Zealand, including indigenous and exotic species.
Part 1:2011 – General requirements. Sets out general requirements for stress-graded solid timber for use in accordance with AS 1720 Set and AS 1684 Set.
Part 2:2011 – Qualification of grading method. Sets out requirements for the qualification of a grading method to be used in conjunction with AS 1748.1.
AS 2082:2007 – Timber - Hardwood - Visually stress-graded for structural purposes. Specifies requirements for visually stress-graded sawn hardwood intended for structural purposes, at the time of grading.
AS 2159:2009 – Piling - Design and installation. Sets out minimum requirements for the design, construction and testing of piled footings for civil engineering and building structures on land or immediate inshore locations.
AS 2796 – Timber - Hardwood - Sawn and milled products.
Part 1:1999 – Product specification. Specifies product requirements for sawn and milled hardwood products.
Part 2:2006 – Grade description. Describes four grades for products sawn or milled from hardwood.
AS 2858:2008 – Timber - Softwood - Visually stress-graded for structural purposes. Specifies requirements for visual stress grading of sawn softwood intended for structural purposes at the time of grading.
AS/NZS 4491:1997 – Timber - Glossary of terms in timber related Standards.
AS/NZS 1604 – Specification for preservative treatment.
Part 1:2017 – Sawn and round timber. Sets out requirements for preservative-treated sawn and round timber for protection against decay, insect or marine borer attack.
Part 2:2017 – Reconstituted wood-based products. Specifies requirements for preservative treatment of reconstituted wood-based product for protection against decay or insect attack.
Part 3:2017 – Plywood. Specifies requirements for preservative treatment of plywood products for protection against decay or insect attack.
Part 4:2012 – Laminated veneer lumber (LVL). Specifies requirements for preservative treatment of laminated veneer lumber (LVL) for protection against decay or insect attack.
Part 5: 2017 – Glued laminated timber products. Specifies requirements for preservative treatment of glued laminated timber products against decay or insect attack.
AS/NZS 1605 – Methods for sampling and analysing timber preservatives and preservative-treated timber
Part 1:2018 – General requirements, sampling and determination of sapwood and heartwood presence. Specifies general requirements for sampling and analysing timber preservatives and preservative-treated timber, and sets out the method for determining the presence of sapwood and heartwood.
Part 2:2018 – Determination of preservative penetration by spot tests. Sets out the method for determination of the penetration of preservative into preservative-treated timber.
Part 3:2018 – Analysis methods for determination of preservative retention. Specifies the analysis methods for determination of preservative retention in treated timber.
Part 4:2018 – Analysis methods for determination of preservative solution concentration. Specifies the analysis methods for determination of preservative solution concentration.
AS 1111.1:2015 – ISO metric hexagon bolts and screws - Product grade C - Part 1: Bolts. Specifies the characteristics of hexagon head bolts with threads from M5 up to and including M64, of product grade C.
AS 1111.2:2015 – ISO metric hexagon bolts and screws - Product grade C Part 2: Screws. Specifies the characteristics of hexagon head screws with threads from M5 up to and including M64, of product grade C.
AS/NZS 1214:2016 – Hot-dip galvanised coatings on threaded fasteners (ISO metric coarse thread series). Specifies material, process, dimensional and some performance requirements for hot dip spun galvanised coatings applied to coarse threaded steel fasteners from M8 up to and including M64 and for property classes up to and including 10.9 for bolts, screws and studs, and 12 for nuts.
AS/NZS 1393:1996 – Coach screws - Metric series with ISO hexagon heads - Specifies the dimensions and marking requirements for coach screws intended for use in timber structures in ISO preferred series diameters from 6.0 mm to 20 mm inclusive, and lengths up to 200 mm, and with ISO hexagon heads and either full body or reduced diameter shanks, and the material requirements for steel coach screws.
AS 1476:1974 – Metric wood screws. Dimensions, material properties and tolerances for steel, brass, aluminium alloy, silicon bronze, 18/8 stainless steel screws.
AS 3566.1:2002 – Self-drilling screws for the building and construction industries. Part 1 General requirements and mechanical properties. Screws for drilling and tapping into steel and timber, and for fixing plasterboard to steel.
AS/NZS 3000:2007 – Electrical installations (known as the Australian/New Zealand Wiring Rules). Sets out requirements for the design, construction and verification of electrical installations, including the selection and installation of electrical equipment forming part of such electrical installations.
AS/NZS 3500.3:2015 – Plumbing and drainage - Part 3: Stormwater drainage. Sets out requirements for materials, design,installation and testing of roof drainage systems, surface drainage systems and subsoil drainage systems to a point of connection.
AS 4055:2012 – Wind loads for housing. Specifies site wind speed classifications for determining design wind speeds and wind loads for housing that is within specified geometric limits
AS/NZS 1170.2:2011 – Structural design actions - Wind actions. Sets out procedures for determining wind speeds and resulting wind actions to be used in the structural design of structures subjected to wind actions other than those caused by tornadoes.
Creating Shade at Public Facilities: Policy and Guidelines for Local Government Edition 2 - prepared by Australian Institute of Environmental Health. Technical resource containing guidelines about ‘essential’ and ‘preferred’ quantities of shade at public facilities.
AS 1428 (Set) – Design for access and mobility. Design requirements for new building work to provide access for people with disabilities. This Standard is referenced in legislation.
Queensland Government – Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) – Guidelines for Queensland, 2021. Provides guidelines about designing a safe environment to assist in the prevention of the opportunity for crime.
AS 4970:2025 – Protection of trees on development sites. Provides guidance on the principles for protecting trees on land subject to development.
AS 2303:2018 – Tree stock for landscape use. Specifies the criteria for the assessment of above-ground and below-ground characteristics of tree stock that are to be supplied for landscape use.
AS 4373:2007 – Pruning of amenity trees. Specifies methods for pruning trees and gives guidance on correct and uniform practices.
A shelter may be ‘assessable development’ (requires building approval from a private building certifier) or it may be ‘self assessable’/‘exempt development'. In both cases it must meet all of the requirements of the Building Regulation 2006, the Building Code of Australia (current edition) and the Sunshine Coast Planning Scheme2014.
Disability (Access to Premises – Buildings) Standards 2010 (Premises Standards), apply to public buildings of the type covered by the building classifications within the BCA, and only to new buildings and existing buildings that undergo refurbishment or extension, where a building or construction approval is required.
Building approval is required for a shelter where the roof area is greater than 10 m² or the shelter height is greater than 2.4 m.
In addition to the standard information listed above, at practical completion, the contractor must supply technical specifications for each item in the shelter and including, but not limited to:
Structural certification by a registered professional engineer of Queensland (RPEQ) is required for all shelters.
All inspections, final approvals and documentation must be certified by a suitably qualified engineer detailing:
That the design, construction and installation of the shelter has been undertaken to the manufacturers specifications in compliance with:
Australian Standards
All other relevant statutory requirements codes, regulations and standards.
Building certification is required for all shelters. The contractor installing the shelter is to organise a private certifier as part of the contract, site specific due to differing topography and shielding class.
For all structures over 3.0 m in height, certification by a professional building certifier is required. The professional certifier will advise which forms are necessary. (e.g. Form 15 - Before construction, Form 12 - During construction, Form 16 - During construction at mandatory inspection stages, Form 21 - End of construction).
Where a shelter is designed by private industry consultants, structural certification by a registered professional engineer Queensland (RPEQ) or equivalent is required.
Form 15 – Compliance certificate for Building Design or Specification. Certifies a building design or specification will, if installed or carried out under the certificate, comply with relevant building laws.
Form 16 – Inspection Certificate - Stage of Work. / Aspect Certificate / QBCC Licensee Aspect Certificate. Certifies that an aspect of building work complies with the building approval and the relevant building laws.
Ensure appropriate environmental approvals are obtained and the conditions observed where any building work is proposed in the Coastal Management District.
Consult with Queensland Government Department of State Development, Infrastructure and Planning (DSDIP) – State Assessment and Referral Agency (SARA) for application forms, guidelines and information sheets.
Ensure all relevant approvals are obtained from the appropriate governing bodies and all conditions are observed.
Department of Transport and Main Roads (DTMR) approval is required for works near state controlled roads. This applies to any part of the road reserve including pathways, kerb and channelling, nature strip and traffic island.
Council (Development Services) – all works associated with any development application.
Council delivered assets
Council (Parks and Gardens) – recreation parks, amenity reserves, linear parks, landscape corridors, sports grounds and recreation trails enquiries relating to asset management, business planning and direction.
Council (Environmental Operations) – recreation trails, foreshore infrastructure, environment reserves, constructed waterbodies and wetlands.
Council (Design and Placemaking Services) – recreation parks, amenity reserves, linear parks, landscape corridors, sports grounds, specific purpose (sports), recreation trails and streetscape/centres enquiries relating to design.
Council (Transport Network Management) – technical and design solutions to facilitate ongoing management and safe operations of road and assets. Water management and drainage solutions. Plus street lighting and electrical infrastructure.
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Product design, manufacture and installation requires appropriately qualified people to provide site specific solutions to ensure the embellishment is appropriately adapted to local conditions and data.
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