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Lead free Notices of Direction | Transition arrangements and materials

Industry News May 12, 2022

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For your information, please refer to the following links to view two Notices of Direction (NoDs) recently published on the ABCB website.

NoD 2021/4.1 Certification transition arrangements for lead free plumbing products

This is an update of the previously published NoD 2021/4.0.

This updated version includes amendments to certification transition arrangements (clause 4.0), marking (clause 5.0), materials (clause 6.0) and voluntary lead free certification (clause 8.0).

NoD 2022/1.0 Acceptable copper alloys for the manufacture of lead free plumbing products

This is a new NoD which provide directions on the material to be used in the manufacture of plumbing products, which contain copper alloy and are intended for use in contact with drinking water, to achieve compliance with the lead free requirements outlined in the National Construction Code (NCC) 2022 Volume Three (the Plumbing Code of Australia).

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