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5.8.2.1.(2)
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Application
Application 1: 
Materials and components installed to provide resistance to moisture transfer, where a lack of resistance to moisture transfer from the ground will not adversely affect health, safety, the intended use of the building or the operation of building services.
This applies to building materials, components or assemblies and their interfaces described in Sentence 5.1.2.1.(1) that are installed in buildings to which Part 5 applies [see Sentence 1.3.3.2.(1) of Division A for application of Part 5].
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Intent
Intent 1: 
To exempt certain situations from the application of Subsection 5.8.2., on the basis that moisture transfer from the ground into, or through, the environmental separators will not adversely affect health, safety, the intended use of the building or the operation of building services.
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