<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?><?Xpress productLine="ncc-clause" ?><clause id="_92964127-fd92-4b2e-b40f-cda6a5869382" outputclass="ncc-clause"><meta><facet building="Class 1a"/><facet building="Class 1b"/><facet building="Class 10a"/><facet building="Class 10b"/><facet building="Class 10c"/></meta><sptc>C1P8</sptc><title id="_d575e8eb-90d7-4c0f-9461-ba4e7cf28884">Fire protection of openings and penetrations</title><archive-num>2019: CP8</archive-num><subclause id="_e972274d-040c-4ada-931e-ecefab24fe4a" outputclass="subclause"><title id="_aec28f20-0c05-4ab6-9c2c-6bd9fda44b03">SubClause</title><num>1</num><p>Any building element provided to resist the spread of fire must be protected, to the degree necessary, so that an adequate level of performance is maintained—</p><ol outputclass="alpha"><li id="_6d4bccde-f064-4e13-81c0-b06fa0d72966">where openings, construction joints and the like occur; and</li><li id="_ee24063a-6f12-40d0-a717-cb08208608a6">where penetrations occur for building services.</li></ol></subclause></clause>