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or other built‑in furniture, fixture or fitting; and
 (d) in relation to a fire compartment — the total area of all floors within the fire compartment measured within the finished surfaces of the bounding construction, and if there is no bounding construction, includes an area which has a use which contributes to the fire load; and
 (e) in relation to an atrium — the total area of all floors within the atrium measured within the finished surfaces of the bounding construction and if no bounding construction, within the external walls.
health‑care building means a building whose occupants or patients undergoing medical treatment generally need physical assistance to evacuate the building during an emergency and includes:
 (a) a public or private hospital; or
 (b) a nursing home or similar facility for sick or disabled persons needing full‑time nursing care; or
 (c) a clinic, day surgery or procedure unit where the effects of the predominant treatment administered involve patients becoming non‑ambulatory and requiring supervised medical care on the premises for some time after the treatment.
heated water means water that has been intentionally heated. It is normally referred to as hot water or warm water.
inclined lift means a power-operated device for raising or lowering people within a carriage that has one or more rigid guides on an inclined plane.
luminance contrast means the light reflected from one surface or component, compared to the light reflected from another surface or component.
low-rise, low-speed constant pressure lift means a power-operated low-rise, low-speed device for raising or lowering people with limited mobility on a carriage that is controlled by the application of constant pressure to a control.
low-rise platform lift means a power-operated device for raising or lowering people with limited mobility on a platform, that is controlled automatically or by the application of constant pressure to a control.
mezzanine means an intermediate floor within a room.
NCC means the National Construction Code 2019.
Note: In 2020, the National Construction Code 2019 could be accessed from www.ncc.abcb.gov.au.
performance requirement means a requirement which states the level of performance which a Performance Solution or Deemed-to-Satisfy Solution must meet.
private bushfire shelter means a structure associated with, but not attached to, or part of a Class 1a dwelling that may, as a last resort, provide shelter for occupants from immediate life threatening effects of a bushfire.
private garage means:
 (a) any garage associated with a Class 1 building; or
 (b) any single storey of a building of another Class capable of accommodating not more than 3 vehicles, if there is only one such storey in the building; or
 (c) any separate single storey garage associated with another building where such garage is capable of accommodating not