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Overview provides the basic criteria necessary in order to facilitate inspections and reports that satisfy the requirements of both the client and inspector.
Thursday, 27th January 2022
AS 4349.0-2007 provides people and organisations concerned with inspections of residential dwellings with the basic criteria necessary in order to facilitate inspections and reports that satisfy the requirements of both the client and inspector.
This Australian Standard is to facilitate inspections and reports that satisfy the requirements of both the client and inspector.
What's included
AS 4349.0-2007 contains four sections:
- Section 1: Deals with the scope - and general section, covering scope, limitations of the standard, referenced documents and definitions.
- Section 2: Deals with the inspection agreement - covering general, purpose of the inspection, and scope of the inspection.
- Section 3: Deals with the inspection - covering general, areas to be inspected, defects, and inspection records.
- Section 4: Deals with the report - covering general, report content and conditions.
This Standard is not referenced in the National Construction Code (NCC).
Related Australian Standards
- AS 4349.1 Pre-purchase inspections.
- AS 4349.2 Group titled properties.
- AS 4349.3 Timber pest inspections.
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