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Class 1
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Houses and small accommodation buildings
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Class 1a: A detached house or an attached dwelling separated from other dwellings by a fire-resisting wall, such as a terrace house, townhouse or villa.
Class 1b: A small boarding house, guest house, hostel or similar building that ordinarily accommodates no more than 12 people and has a total floor area no greater than 300 square metres. It can also include four or more single dwellings on one allotment used for short-term holiday accommodation.
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Class 2
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Apartments and residential units
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A building containing two or more sole-occupancy units, with each unit forming a separate dwelling. Examples include apartment buildings and residential units located above or beside one another.
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Class 3
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Residential accommodation for unrelated people
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Residential buildings providing long-term or temporary accommodation for unrelated people. Examples include larger boarding houses, hostels, backpacker accommodation, residential parts of hotels or motels, dormitories and workers' accommodation.
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Class 4
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A dwelling within a non-residential building
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The only dwelling located within a Class 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9 building. Examples include a caretaker's flat in a commercial building or a single residence above a shop.
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Class 5
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Offices
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Buildings used for professional or commercial purposes. Examples include business offices, professional suites, government offices, accountants' offices and legal practices.
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Class 6
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Shops, restaurants and services
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Buildings where goods are sold by retail or services are provided directly to the public. Examples include shops, cafes, restaurants, bars that are not assembly buildings, hairdressers, showrooms, supermarkets and service stations.
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Class 7
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Carparks, warehouses and storage buildings
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Class 7a: A carpark.
Class 7b: A building used for storage or for displaying goods or produce for sale by wholesale, such as a warehouse or wholesale showroom.
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Class 8
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Factories, workshops and laboratories
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Buildings used for manufacturing, assembling, altering, repairing, packing, finishing, cleaning or processing goods or produce for sale. Examples include factories, workshops, laboratories and produce-processing buildings.
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Class 9
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Healthcare, assembly and residential care buildings
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Class 9a: Healthcare buildings, such as hospitals, day surgeries and healthcare facilities.
Class 9b: Assembly buildings, such as schools, early childhood centres, community halls, churches, theatres, sporting facilities and transport stations.
Class 9c: Residential care buildings, including certain aged-care facilities.
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Class 10
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Non-habitable buildings and structures
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Class 10a: Non-habitable buildings such as private garages, carports and sheds.
Class 10b: Structures such as fences, masts, antennas, retaining walls, freestanding walls and swimming pools.
Class 10c: Private bushfire shelters.
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