High front guttering advisory committee report - NSW Fair Trading ...

Contents
The Committee .......................................................................................................................................1
Executive Summary.................................................................................................................................4
1 Background .....................................................................................................................................8
2 Scope of the Review........................................................................................................................9
3 Review process................................................................................................................................9
4 Defining a Systemic Problem – Implicating the Regulatory Framework ......................................10
5 The Building Code of Australia and its Context Concerning High Fronted Guttering...................12
6 Building Solutions to Comply with BCA Performance Requirements...........................................14
6.1 Deemed to Satisfy Solutions ...................................................................................................14
6.2 Alternative Solutions...............................................................................................................15
6.3 Closing Thoughts on the Contextual Importance of the BCA .................................................15
7 Evidence of Systemic Failure of High fronted guttering ...............................................................16
7.1 Local Councils..........................................................................................................................16
7.2 NSW Fair Trading Complaints Data.........................................................................................16
7.3 Operation Flow- A NSW Fair Trading Study of the Building Code of Compliance on Display
Homes ...................................................................................................................................17
7.4 The Insurance Council of Australia(ICA).................................................................................18
7.5 Industry Parties.......................................................................................................................18
7.6 Anecdotal Reports of Overflow Problems ..............................................................................19
7.7 Conclusions About The Presence or Absence of Systemic Failure in High Fronted Guttering20
8 Issues Concerning “Acceptable Construction Practice” in the Building Code of Australia...........20
9 Issues Concerning AS3500.3 and 3500.5 ......................................................................................21
10 Less Common Insights into Overflow Management – Where Does the Water Go? ................23
11 A Gap in Responsibility for Design and Installation Compliance ..............................................27
12 Product Development to Improve Overflow Management......................................................28
13 Sources of Information Causing Confusion About High fronted guttering Requirements.......28
14 The Re-guttering Market...........................................................................................................29
15 Training, Licensing and Associated Problems ...........................................................................30
16 NSW Fair Trading Complaint Handling......................................................................................32
17 Conclusions and Recommendations Concerning High Fronted Guttering and Associated
Overflow Measures...................................................................................................................32
Appendices………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………37
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