So I read on the news that despite achieving an earthquake rating of 63% of the current codes, they don't trust the current code and it's probably only "15-20" safe.
So the current code is rubbish it seems.
You see, every non residential building (correct me if I'm wrong, I'm sure the word every is a bit too strong here) is required to be upgraded to about 65% earthquake rating in this country IIRC.
And now you're saying that all the millions spent is probably going to get you to about 25% in reality.
"Technically its earthquake rating under current code is 63 per cent but when you apply the lessons that we've learned from the Statistics Building it is almost 15 to 20 per cent which means it needs significant work."