Division 4Division 4 Relocatable homes and associated structures
133 Specifications for design, construction, installation, modification and extension of relocatable homes and associated structures
(1) The Minister may, by order published in the Gazette, issue specifications (not inconsistent with this Division) for the design, construction, installation, modification and extension of relocatable homes and associated structures.(2) The specifications may adopt, with or without modification, the provisions of any rule, standard or code of practice.(3) Subject to this Division, a relocatable home or associated structure must be designed, constructed, installed, modified and extended in accordance with any specifications in force under this clause.
134 Installation allowed only on dwelling sites
(1) A relocatable home must not be installed in a caravan park otherwise than on a dwelling site.(2) This clause does not apply to a relocatable home that is used solely for the purposes of a community amenity or as a manager’s or caretaker’s office or residence.
135 Relocatable homes to be constructed and assembled off-site
(1) A relocatable home must not be installed on a dwelling site unless each major section of the home has been constructed and assembled at, and transported to the caravan park from, a place of manufacture outside the caravan park.(2) However, the fixing of cornices, the setting of wall lining joints, the fitting of skirting boards and architraves and the grouting of tiles may be done on the dwelling site.
136 Installation allowed only if dwelling site is properly serviced
A relocatable home must not be installed on a dwelling site unless the requirements of Division 3 have been complied with in relation to the site.
137 One relocatable home per dwelling site
No more than one relocatable home may be installed on a single dwelling site.
138 Setbacks for relocatable homes
A relocatable home and any associated structure must not be located:(a) closer than one metre to an access road, or(b) closer than 2 metres to the boundary of the caravan park.
(1) A relocatable home and any associated structure must not be installed on a single dwelling site if the floor plan area of the relocatable home (together with any associated structure or other building or structure on the site) is more than two-thirds of the area of the site.(2) For the purposes of this clause:(a) the floor plan area of a relocatable home is the area of the dwelling site occupied by the home, excluding the area of any associated structure forming part of the home that is not roofed, and(b) the floor plan area of any associated structure not forming part of the relocatable home is the area of the dwelling site occupied by the structure, excluding any area that is not roofed, and(c) if there is no carport or garage on the dwelling site, an area of 18 square metres must be added to the floor plan area of the relocatable home to account for the car parking space that is required by subclause (3) to be provided on the site.(3) If there is no carport or garage on the dwelling site, an area with minimum dimensions of 6 metres by 3 metres, accessible from an access road and useable for car parking, must be provided on the site.(4) Subclause (3) does not apply if the resident’s parking space for that dwelling site is separate from the site.
(1) A garage may abut a site boundary, a shared double carport or shared double garage may extend over a site boundary and adjacent garages may abut each other along a shared site boundary.(2) If a relocatable home and garage are situated on the same dwelling site such that the garage is situated closer than 900 millimetres to the relocatable home and closer than 900 millimetres to the site boundary of an adjoining dwelling site:(a) the external walls of the relocatable home that face the garage must comply with the provisions relating to class 1 buildings contained in Section 3 of Volume Two of the Building Code of Australia, or(b) the external walls of the garage that face the relocatable home must comply with the provisions relating to class 10 buildings contained in Section 3 of Volume Two of the Building Code of Australia.
(1) The roof covering and any ceiling lining, wall cladding or gable of a carport must be non-combustible.(2) A carport must have at least 2 sides open and at least one-third of its perimeter open. For the purposes of this subclause, a side is considered to be open if the roof covering of the carport is at least 500 millimetres from a relocatable home, annexe, associated structure or site boundary.(3) A carport must not provide direct vertical support to any part of a relocatable home.(4) If a carport has a common roof structure with a relocatable home and the carport does not have a ceiling, the opening between the top of the wall of the relocatable home and the underside of the roof covering of the carport must be infilled with:(a) a non-combustible material, or(b) construction clad with non-combustible material on the carport side.
142 Associated structures not to contain habitable rooms
An associated structure must not be designed or modified so as to be useable as a habitable room.
(1) A relocatable home or associated structure must be of a design certified by a practising structural engineer to be structurally sound.(2) A certificate issued under this clause:(a) must indicate that the relocatable home or associated structure complies with any standards, codes and specifications with which it is, by this Regulation or by the Ministerial specifications, required to comply, and(b) must include specifications as to the manner in which the relocatable home or associated structure must be transported and installed and as to the nature of the footings (if any) on which it must be installed.(3) Any specifications with respect to footings or tie-down systems must have regard to the design gust wind speed, soil type and other design considerations applicable to the various locations in which the home or structure may be installed.(4) This clause does not apply to fences or privacy screens.
A relocatable home must be designed to resist loads as determined in accordance with the following design codes, as appropriate:(a) AS/NZS 1170.1:2002, Structural design actions Part 1: Permanent, imposed and other actions, as in force on 1 September 2005,(b) AS/NZS 1170.2:2002, Structural design actions Part 2: Wind actions, as in force on 1 September 2005, or AS 4055—1992 Wind loads for housing, as in force on 1 September 2005 (except that the design gust wind speed for the area where the manufactured home or associated structure is located is not to be taken to be less than 41 metres per second),(c) AS 1170.3—1990, Minimum design loads on structures Part 3: Snow loads, as in force on 1 September 2005,(d) AS 1170.4—1993, Minimum design loads on structures Part 4: Earthquake loads, as in force on 1 September 2005.
145 Floor area of relocatable home
The enclosed floor area of a relocatable home must be at least 15 square metres.
146 Floor area of certain rooms
(1) The floor area of a bathroom of a relocatable home must be at least 2.2 square metres, plus an additional:(a) 0.6 square metre if the bathroom has a separate shower and bath, and(b) 0.7 square metre if the bathroom has a toilet, and(c) 1.6 square metre if the relocatable home does not include a separate laundry.(2) The additional requirement in subclause (1) (c) does not apply in respect of a relocatable home that is used or intended to be used as a holiday van or park van.(3) The floor area of a shower room must be at least 1.1 square metres.(4) If a toilet is installed in a separate room, the room in which it is installed must have an area of at least 1.1 square metres and a width of at least 0.8 metre.(5) The floor area of a laundry must be at least 1.6 square metres.
(1) The ceiling height of each habitable room (other than a kitchen) in a relocatable home must be at least 2.4 metres.(2) The ceiling height of a kitchen, laundry, hallway or other similar part of a relocatable home must be at least 2.1 metres.(3) In the case of a habitable room with a sloping ceiling, the ceiling height may be less than 2.4 metres if:(a) the floor area of the part of the room with a ceiling height of less than 2.4 metres does not exceed one-third of the floor area of the whole room, and(b) the ceiling height is suitable for, or does not unduly interfere with, the intended function of the room.
148 Separation of kitchen areas
A toilet must not be located in any room in a relocatable home that leads directly into a kitchen or other food preparation area unless the room containing the toilet is mechanically ventilated.
(1) A relocatable home must have adequate provision for light and ventilation.(2) A habitable room must have natural lighting and natural ventilation provided by one or more windows to the outside air, or by one or more openings into an adjoining room, being windows or openings having:(a) a total area of at least 10 per cent of the floor area of the room, and(b) an area (being at least 5 per cent of the floor area of the room) that is capable of being opened.(3) If any part of the natural lighting or natural ventilation for a habitable room is provided by one or more openings into an adjoining room, the adjoining room must have natural lighting and ventilation provided by one or more windows that comply with subclause (2) in relation to the combined area of both rooms.
Shields, barriers or the like must be provided in accordance with AS 3660.1–2000 Termite management—new building work (as in force on 1 September 2005) to protect any structural members that are susceptible to attack by termites.
Glazing materials must be selected and installed in accordance with the relevant provisions of AS 1288—1994, Glass in buildings—Selection and installation and, to the extent to which those provisions require the use of safety glass, in accordance with the relevant provisions of AS/NZS 2208:1996, Safety glazing materials in buildings (each as in force on 1 September 2005).
The roof, external walls, door frames and window frames of a relocatable home must be constructed so as to prevent rain or dampness penetrating to the inner parts of the home.
(1) The floor of a bathroom, shower room or room containing a toilet or washing machine in a relocatable home must consist of, or be covered by, material that is impervious to water.(2) The wall surface of a shower enclosure (or, in the case of a shower that is not enclosed, any wall surface within 1.5 metres of the shower fitting) must be impervious to water to a height of at least 1.8 metres above the floor.(3) Any wall surface within 75 millimetres of a bath, basin or other similar bathroom appliance must be impervious to water to a height of at least 150 millimetres above the appliance.(4) Compliance with AS 3740—2004, Waterproofing of wet areas within residential buildings (as in force on 1 September 2005) satisfies the requirements of this clause.
(1) All pipes and fittings in a relocatable home that relate to water supply or sewerage must be installed in accordance with:(a) the Plumbing and Drainage Act 2011 and any regulations under that Act, and(b) the requirements of any relevant statutory body.(2) All pipes and fittings in a relocatable home that relate to stormwater drainage must be installed in accordance with:(a) the Plumbing Code of Australia, and(b) the requirements of any relevant statutory body.
The electrical wiring in a relocatable home must comply with the requirements of AS/NZS 3000: 2000, Electrical installations (known as the Australian/New Zealand Wiring Rules) (as in force on 1 September 2005).
(1) A relocatable home must be equipped with an automatic fire detection and alarm system that complies with the requirements of Part 3.7.2 of Volume Two of the Building Code of Australia in relation to class 1 (a) buildings within the meaning of that Code.(2) This clause does not apply to a relocatable home that was constructed before 1 January 1996, whether installed before, on or after that date.(3) (Repealed)
(1) A relocatable home or associated structure must be installed on footings if the engineer’s certificate for the home or structure so requires.(2) The footings and tie-down system for the relocatable home or associated structure must be constructed in accordance with the engineer’s certificate for the home or structure.(3) In the case of a relocatable home or associated structure that is placed on footings, the clearance beneath the home or structure must be:(a) at least 400 millimetres, where termite shields are required to be installed, or(b) at least 200 millimetres, where termite shields are not required to be installed, or(c) such lesser clearance as the approval for the caravan park may allow,with adequate provision for underfloor cross-flow ventilation.(4) The clearance beneath the relocatable home is to be measured from the lowest point of the underside of the home’s chassis or frame.
158 Installation to comply with specifications
A relocatable home or associated structure must not be installed on a dwelling site otherwise than in accordance with:(a) the specifications contained in the engineer’s certificate issued in respect of the relocatable home or associated structure, or(b) such other specifications as are specified in the approval for the caravan park.
(1) A compliance plate must be attached to an accessible part of each of the following structures:(a) a relocatable home,(b) an associated structure that forms part of a relocatable home,(c) an associated structure that comprises a free-standing garage.(2) A compliance plate must specify the following:(a) the name of the manufacturer of the relocatable home or associated structure,(b) the unique identification number for each major section of the relocatable home,(c) the month and year during which the relocatable home or associated structure was constructed,(d) the design gust wind speed for the relocatable home or associated structure,(e) a statement to the effect that the relocatable home or associated structure complies with the requirements of this Division,(f) the name of the practising structural engineer by whom the engineer’s certificate has been issued in respect of the relocatable home,(g) whether a relocatable home is intended for use as a park van or holiday van.(3) A unique identification number must be permanently marked on each major section of the relocatable home.(4) The Minister may, by order published in the Gazette, issue specifications for the design, construction, issue and registration of compliance plates for the purposes of this clause.(5) A compliance plate must be designed, constructed, issued and registered in accordance with any specifications in force under this clause.
160 Notice of installation of relocatable home or associated structure
(1) The holder of an approval to operate a caravan park or camping ground must give the council written notice of the installation of a relocatable home or associated structure within 7 days after the completion of the installation.(2) The notice:(a) must indicate the site identifier of the dwelling site on which the relocatable home or associated structure has been installed, and(b) must include the particulars contained on each compliance plate relating to the relocatable home or associated structure.(3) The notice must also be accompanied by:(a) a copy of the engineer’s certificate for the relocatable home or associated structure, and(b) a fully dimensioned diagram of the dwelling site on which the relocatable home or associated structure is installed, sufficient to indicate whether or not the setback, density, open space and site delineation requirements of this Part have been complied with.