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Fire compartment

Also called: fire-isolated compartment
NCC
means—
  1. (a) the total space of a building; or
  2. (b) when referred to in—
    1. (i) the Performance Requirements — any part of a building separated from the remainder by barriers to fire such as walls and/or floors having an appropriate resistance to the spread of fire with any openings adequately protected; or
    2. (ii) the Deemed-to-Satisfy Provisions — any part of a building separated from the remainder by walls and/or floors each having an FRL not less than that fire wall for that type of construction and where all openings in the separating construction are protected in accordance with the Deemed-to-Satisfy Provisions of the relevant Part.
Standards
as defined by the National Construction Code (NCC)
Source - AS 1670.1:2018: Fire detection, warning, control and intercom systems - System design, installation and commissioning
Standards
the total space of a building; or any part of a building required by the Building Code of Australia to be separated from the remainder by walls and/or floors each having an FRL not less than that required for a firewall for that type of construction and where all openings in the separating construction are protected in accordance with the Building Code of Australia
Source - AS 2419.1-2005: Fire hydrant installations
Standards
as defined in the NCC
Source - AS 1668.1:2015: The use of ventilation and air conditioning in buildings
HB50
<1> building, or part of a building separated from the remainder by walls, floors or other enclosing elements of fire-rated construction, and with all openings protected
A fire compartment contains walls, floors and the like creating a compartment (or ‘box’) to limit the spread of fire to another compartment or part of a building. If these contain openings, for example an open stairway or escalator, a fire could spread through the opening and the floor would not form the boundary of a fire compartment. If there are no distinct fire barriers erected, then the whole building is considered a single compartment.
See also: firecell
<2> means:
  1. (a) the total space of a building; or
  2. (b) when referred to in:
Source - BCA Vol 1 terminology
HB50
fire compartment