Building Advisory Notices
'Advisory Notices – Building' are issued by the Building Policy Branch to assist in the interpretation of South Australian building legislation and to inform building practitioners of proposed changes to legislation and other building control matters.
Subscription service
Subscriptions for 'Advisory Notices – Building' are for 12 months commencing January 1 each year. The hard copy subscription fee is $50 (including postage, handling and GST) and the electronic subscription service is $40 (including GST).
If you wish to register your subscription over the internet please follow this link to the electronic subscription form.
Alternatively, please complete and print the electronic subscription form and forward it with payment to:
Administrative Officer
Building Policy Branch
Department of Planning and Local Government
GPO Box 1815
ADELAIDE SA 5001
Building Advisory Notices online
To view current 'Advisory Notices – Building' free of charge, please select the desired notice from the list below. For further information please phone (08) 8303 0602. Advisory Notices not listed are no longer current.
Building Advisory Notices
2009
- Building Advisory Notice 05/09 ADMINISTRATION: Digital TV Antenna Systems [PDF 114 KB]
- Building Advisory Notice 04/09 ADMINISTRATION: Register of Swimming Pool Safety Consultants as at 1 July 2009 [PDF 141.5 KB]
- Building Advisory Notice 03/09 ADMINISTRATION: Register of House Energy Rating Assessors as at 1 July 2009 [PDF 141.8 KB]
- Building Advisory Notice 02/09 ADMINISTRATION: Register of Private Certifiers as at 1 July 2009 [PDF 146 KB]
- Building Advisory Notice 01/09 ADMINISTRATION: Minister's Schedule of Construction Indices - 2009-2010 [PDF 107.6 KB]
2008
- Building Advisory Notice 10/08 ADMINISTRATION: House Energy Rating Assessors: Second generation software training [PDF 206 KB]
- Building Advisory Notice 09/08 PROFESSIONAL: Inspections and building safety [PDF 210 KB]
- Building Advisory Notice 08/08 TECHNICAL: Removal of South Australian Variations to the BCA [PDF 210 KB]
- Building Advisory Notice 07/08 ADMINISTRATION: Minister's Schedule of Construction Indices - 2008-2009 [PDF 141.3 KB]
- Building Advisory Notice 06/08 TECHNICAL: Bushfire Protection Areas: technical issues [PDF 120KB]
- Building Advisory Notice 05/08 TECHNICAL: Development Regulations 1993 Adoption of Minister's Specification SA 76A Fire Safety Requirements in Caravan Parks and Residential Parks 2007 [PDF 100KB]
- Building Advisory Notice 04/08 TECHNICAL: Adoption of legislative changes relating to brush fences [PDF 100KB]
- Building Advisory Notice 03/08 ADMINISTRATION: Registration for House Energy Rating Assessors - Second generation software tools [PDF 110KB]
2007
- Building Advisory Notice 11/07 TECHNICAL: Adoption of legislative changes relating to bushfire prone areas [PDF 93.3 KB]
- Building Advisory Notice 10/07 ADMINISTRATION: Maintenance of Essential Safety Provisions [PDF 48.8 KB]
- Building Advisory Notice 09/07 ADMINISTRATION: Minister's Schedule of Construction Indices 2007 - 2008 [PDF 46 KB]
- Building Advisory Notice 08/07 ADMINISTRATION: Fire safety in facilities funded under the Aged Care Act 1997 [PDF 52.8 KB]
- Building Advisory Notice 04/07 TECHNICAL: Adoption of legislative changes relating to bushfire prone areas [PDF 79.7 KB]
2006
2005
- Building Advisory Notice 13/05 Home Theatres and definition of habitable rooms [PDF 30 KB]
- Building Advisory Notice 12/05 Coroner’s Riverside Recommendations [PDF 50 KB]
- Building Advisory Notice 11/05 Independent Technical experts [PDF 40 KB]
- Building Advisory Notice 08/05 Minister’s Schedule of Construction Indices – 2005-2006 [PDF 140 KB]
- Building Advisory Notice 07/05 TECHNICAL: Development Regulations 1993 Alteration to Minister's specification SA F1.7 2004 edition- Amendment 1 [PDF 130 KB]
- Building Advisory Notice 06/05 TECHNICAL: Development Regulations 1993 Alteration to the South Australian Housing Code Amendment 12 [PDF 130 KB]
- Building Advisory Notice 05/05 TECHNICAL: Building Code of Australia Energy efficiency measures for Class 2 and 3 buildings and Class 4 parts of buildings [PDF 150 KB]
- Building Advisory Notice 04/05 TECHNICAL: Development Regulations 1993 Alteration to the Building Code of Australia (Adoption of BCA 2005) [PDF 160 KB]
- Building Advisory Notice 03/05 Development Regulations 1993 – Smoke Alarms in existing Class 1 & 2 dwellings [PDF 50 KB]
- Building Advisory Notice 02/05 TECHNICAL: Compliance of thermal insulation for energy efficiency [PDF 50 KB]
- Building Advisory Notice 01/05 ADMINISTRATION: Building Code of Australia - House Energy Rating Software Update [PDF 50 KB]
2004
- Building Advisory notice 29/04 Assessing Compliance – fire stopping for plumbing and ventilation services [PDF 30 KB]
- Building Advisory notice 28/04 Roof Trusses – nail-plate connectors [PDF 40 KB]
- Building Advisory notice 27/04 Professional Practice: Complying Development [PDF 30 KB]
- Building Advisory Notice 24/04 TECHNICAL: Waterproofing of Wet Areas [PDF 40 KB]
- Building Advisory Notice 22/04 TECHNICAL: Building Code of Australia - Minister's Specification SA H3.2 - Concessions and additional requirements for farm buildings [PDF 120 KB]
- Building Advisory Notice 21/04 Use of Hardwood Timber in Bushfire Prone Areas [PDF 30 KB]
- Building Advisory Notice 19/04 ADMINISTRATION: Development Regulations 1993, Alteration to the Building Code of Australia [PDF 40 KB]
- Building Advisory notice 18/04 Closing of Development Application Files [PDF 40 KB]
- Building Advisory notice 16A/04 Proprietary Building Systems and Roof Trusses [PDF 50 KB]
- Building Advisory notice 15/04 Notification of a decision [PDF 60 KB]
- Building Advisory notice 14A/04 Staged Consents and Approvals [PDF 40 KB]
- Building Advisory notice 13/04 Fire retardent treated timber – update on the use of intumescent fire retardent paints [PDF 30 KB]
- Building Advisory notice 10/04 Earthquake Strengthening of Existing Buildings [PDF 40 KB]
- Building Advisory Notice 04/04 ADMINISTRATION: Sound Insulation Outcomes Report [PDF 50 KB]
- Building Advisory Notice 03/04 ADMINISTRATION: South Australian Housing Code - Amendment No 11 [PDF 130 KB]
2003
- Building Advisory Notice 48/03 Maintenance of Street Fire Hydrants [PDF 50 KB]
- Building Advisory Notice 46/03 The Australian Institute of Building Surveyors recognised as an accreditation body [PDF 30 KB]
- Building Advisory Notice 45/03 ADMINISTRATION: Changes to Swimming Pool Requirements [PDF 40 KB]
- Building Advisory Notice 37/03 Referral Authority – Country Fire Service [PDF 30 KB]
- Building Advisory Notice 36/03 Schedule 18 – Building Code of Australia - Bushfire Prone Areas [PDF 30 KB]
- Building Advisory Notice 35/03 ADMINISTRATION: Services - Energy Efficiency [PDF 30 KB]
- Building Advisory Notice 33/03 Essential safety provisions [PDF 40 KB]
- Building Advisory Notice 29/03 Consents, Inspections and Complaints [PDF 40 KB]
- Building Advisory Notice 28/03 Consistency between Planning and Building Consents [PDF 50 KB]
- Building Advisory Notice 27/03 Provisional Building Rules Consents and Responsibilities [PDF 50 KB]
- Building Advisory Notice 20/03 Advice on the inclusion of Building Rules matters in Provisional Development Plan Consents [PDF 30 KB]
- Building Advisory Notice 18/03 ADMINISTRATION: What is the Building Rules Assessment Commission? [PDF 50 KB]
- Building Advisory Notice 17/03 NatHERS and FirstRate Energy Rating Software – Climate Zones for Council Areas and selected towns [PDF 40 KB]
- Building Advisory Notice 15/03 PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE: Advice on the use of AS1668 Part 2 [PDF 40 KB]
- Building Advisory Notice 12/03 Windows and Glazed assemblies to AS2047 [PDF 30 KB]
- Building Advisory Notice 11/03 Who is licensed as a Building Work Contractor or Supervisor? [PDF 40 KB]
- Building Advisory Notice 05/03 Alternative solutions [PDF 50 KB]
2002
- Building Advisory Notice 38/02 Amendment of an Independent Technical Expert [PDF 30 KB]
- Building Advisory Notice 32/02 Assignments of Classification & Certificates of Occupancy [PDF 100 KB]
- Building Advisory Notice 29/02 Energy Efficiency for Alterations and Additions [PDF 120 KB]
- Building Advisory Notice 22/02 High Load Timber Nailplate Roof Girder Trusses – Hazard Alert issued by Workplace Services [PDF 30 KB]
- Building Advisory Notice 16/02 Certification of Building Indemnity Insurance [PDF 30 KB]
- Building Advisory Notice 08/02 Development Act 1993, Section 61 (e) Easements of Support for Party Walls [PDF 20 KB]
2001
- Building Advisory Notice 30/01 Residential Timber Framed Construction [PDF 90 KB]
- Building Advisory Notice 19/01 Termite Management of Wall Bracing [PDF 50 KB]
- Building Advisory Notice 10/01 Private Certification and a Potential Conflict of Interest [PDF 110 KB]
2000
- Building Advisory Notice 14/00 Building Indemnity Insurance [PDF 40 KB]
- Building Advisory Notice 11/00 Microbial (Legionella) Control in Buildings [PDF 50 KB]
- Building Advisory Notice 06/00 Building Code of Australia 1996 Volume 1 Class 2-9 Buildings [PDF 90 KB]