Edition 81, August 2010

National construction code to be implemented


National construction code to be implementedIn 2008, the Council of Australian Governments agreed to develop a new National Construction Code.

This code will cover building, plumbing, gas, electrical and telecommunications technical standards in all states and territories; and will provide.
• improved consistency between building and plumbing standards
• improved framework for regulation of plumbing on a national basis
• a regulatory framework better able to respond to future policy challenges
• better opportunities for innovation in the construction industry.

Currently the Building Code of Australia is the code for technical building standards, and the Plumbing Code of Australia is for technical plumbing standards.

Phase one will see the Australian Building Codes Board and the National Plumbing Regulators Forum work together to consolidate these two existing codes into the new National Construction Code. They will not cover gas-fitting at this stage.

It is anticipated that phase one will be completed by December 2010, and the first edition of the new National Construction Code released by May 2011.

For more information view the implementation plan here: http://www.coag.gov.au/coag_meeting_outcomes/2009-04-30/docs/NCC_Implementation_Plan.pdf
or visit the Australian Building Codes Board at http://www.abcb.gov.au/index.cfm?objectID=5740BDE0-5674-11DF-AA90001143D4D594

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