(1) A Commissioner
code or Commissioner standard may adopt a published document specified in the
code or standard —
(a) as
that document exists at a particular date; or
(b) as
that document may from time to time be amended.
(2) The document may
be adopted —
(a)
wholly or in part; or
(b) as
modified by the Commissioner code or Commissioner standard.
(3) The adoption may
be direct (by reference made in the Commissioner code or Commissioner
standard), or indirect (by reference made in the document that is itself
directly or indirectly adopted).
(4) If a document is
adopted in a Commissioner code or Commissioner standard —
(a)
details of where the document may be inspected or purchased must be specified
in, or attached to, the code or standard; and
(b) the
Building Commissioner must ensure that the following are available during
business hours for public inspection without charge —
(i)
the adopted document;
(ii)
if the document is adopted as it may from time to time be
amended, either the amendments to the document or the document as amended.