boudary clearence?

in nsw (wollongong) does anyone know how close i can build a garage to the boundary line? i have a figure of 900mm floating around in my head,does this sound right?
i know,call the councill,sick of talking to the idiots there and too lazy to pick up the phone...lol
also...........how close can i build it to the house? its a 9x5 typical colorbond shed.i am wanting to leave a 1 meter gap between it and the veranda.


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