Ref: OIA 1617-0786
Dear Belinda,

On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I acknowledge your email of 30 December 2016 requesting under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following:

In April 2012 the Department of Building and Housing introduced quantitative pass/fail criteria into the performance clauses of the Building Code for fire safety.

With regard to Building Code Clause C3.4 (internal surface linings), please provide the fire investigation reports (or similar) that MBIE (or Department of Building and Housing) relied upon which identified timber linings as the lead or contributing factor that resulted in fire causalities.

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Yours sincerely,
Alan Witcombe
MANAGER, MINISTERIAL SERVICES

Corporate, Governance and Information
Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
Level 4, 15 Stout Street, PO Box 1473, Wellington 6140

-----Original Message-----
From: Belinda Robinson [mailto:[FOI #5152 email]]
Sent: Friday, 30 December 2016 10:41 a.m.
To: *OIA
Subject: Official Information request - Fire casualties in timber lined buildings

Dear Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment,

In April 2012 the Department of Building and Housing introduced quantitative pass/fail criteria into the performance clauses of the Building Code for fire safety.

With regard to Building Code Clause C3.4 (internal surface linings), please provide the fire investigation reports (or similar) that MBIE (or Department of Building and Housing) relied upon which identified timber linings as the lead or contributing factor that resulted in fire causalities.

Yours faithfully,

Belinda Robinson

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Corporate, Governance and Information

Engagement, Communications and Ministerial Services

Ministerial Services
Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment

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