NCC 2022 Volume Three - Plumbing Code of Australia
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Footnote: Other legislation affecting buildings

Footnote: Other legislation affecting buildings

In addition to any applicable provisions of this Code, there are a number of other legislative technical requirements and policies affecting the design, construction and/or performance of buildings that practitioners may need to be aware of, including, but not necessarily limited to, the following list. Additional legislative instruments such as regulations, codes and standards may exist under the legislation listed.

1. Aged Care Buildings

1. Aged Care Buildings

Administering Agency

Administering Agency

Department of Health and Aged Care

Relevant Legislation

Relevant Legislation

Aged Care Act 1997

2. Australian Capital Territory

2. Australian Capital Territory

Administering Agency

Administering Agency

Department of Finance, section 27 insofar as it relates to the declaration of land in the Australian Capital Territory to be National Land where the land is required for Commonwealth purposes other than for the special purposes of Canberra as the National Capital.

Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts, except to the extent administered by the Minister for Finance

Relevant Legislation

Relevant Legislation

National Capital Plan (established under the Australian Capital Territory (Planning and Land Management) Act 1988)

Administering Agency

Administering Agency

Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts

Relevant Legislation

Relevant Legislation

Parliament Act 1974

Australian Capital Territory National Land (Leased) Ordinance 2022

Australian Capital Territory National Land (Unleased) Ordinance 2022

3. Indian Ocean Territories

3. Indian Ocean Territories

Administering Agency

Administering Agency

Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts

Relevant Legislation

Relevant Legislation

Christmas Island Act 1958

Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act 1955

4. Communications and Information Technology

4. Communications and Information Technology

Administering Agency

Administering Agency

Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts

Relevant Legislation

Relevant Legislation

Australian Postal Corporation Act 1989

National Transmission Network Sale Act 1998

Telecommunications Act 1997

Telstra Corporation Act 1991

Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999

Relevant Policy

Relevant Policy

Telecommunications Infrastructure in New Developments (TIND) policy

5. Defence Buildings

5. Defence Buildings

Administering Agency

Administering Agency

Department of Defence

Relevant Legislation

Relevant Legislation

Defence Act 1903

Relevant Regulations

Relevant Regulations

Defence Regulation 2016, Part 11A

Relevant Codes, Standards and Publications

Relevant Codes, Standards and Publications

Manual of Fire Protection Engineering

Building Works Manual

Manual of Infrastructure Engineering - Electrical

The Defence Estate Quality Management System (DEQMS) https://www.defence.gov.au/EstateManagement/

6. Disability Discrimination

6. Disability Discrimination

Administering Agency

Administering Agency

Attorney-General’s Department

Relevant Legislation

Relevant Legislation

Disability (Access to Premises - Buildings) Standards 2010

Disability Discrimination Act 1992

Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport 2002

Disability Standards for Education 2005, noting this:

  • does not affect the application of premises standards to building work (including construction of a new building) undertaken as an adjustment or part of an adjustment; and
  • does not require the building work to meet specifications more onerous than those required by the premises standards.
7. Environment

7. Environment

Administering Agency

Administering Agency

Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water

Relevant Legislation

Relevant Legislation

Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Regulations 2000

Relevant Policy

Relevant Policy

Energy Efficiency in Government Operations (2007)

Significant impact guidelines – matters of national environmental significance

8. Federal Airports

8. Federal Airports

Administering Agency

Administering Agency

Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts

Relevant Legislation

Relevant Legislation

Airports Act 1996

Airports Regulations 1997

Airports (Building Control) Regulations 1996

Airports (Control of On-Airport Activities) Regulations 1997

Airports (Environmental Protection) Regulations 1997

Airports (Protection of Airspace) Regulations 1996

9. Jervis Bay Territory

9. Jervis Bay Territory

Administering Agency

Administering Agency

Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts

Relevant Legislation

Relevant Legislation

Jervis Bay Territory Acceptance Act 1915

10. Occupational Health and Safety

10. Occupational Health and Safety

Administering Agency

Administering Agency

Department of Employment and Workplace Relations

Relevant Legislation

Relevant Legislation

Work Health and Safety Act 2011

Work Health and Safety Regulations 2011

11. Australian Antarctic Territory

11. Australian Antarctic Territory

Administering Agency

Administering Agency

Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (Australian Antarctic Division)

Relevant Legislation

Relevant Legislation

Antarctic Treaty (Environment Protection) Act 1980

Antarctic Treaty (Environment Protection) (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 1993

Antarctic Treaty (Environment Protection) (Waste Management) Regulations 1994

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Regulations 2000

12. Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands

12. Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands

Administering Agency

Administering Agency

Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (Australian Antarctic Division)

Relevant Legislation

Relevant Legislation

Environment Protection and Management Ordinance 1987 (HIMI)

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

Heard Island and McDonald Islands Marine Reserve management plan in operation under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Regulations 2000

13. National or World Heritage Places

13. National or World Heritage Places

Administering Agency

Administering Agency

Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water

Relevant Legislation

Relevant Legislation

Environment Protection and Management Ordinance 1987 (HIMI)

Antarctic Treaty (Environment Protection) (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 1993

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

Heard Island and McDonald Islands Marine Reserve management plan in operation under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Regulations 2000

14. National Parks

14. National Parks

Administering Agency

Administering Agency

Director of National Parks, Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water Portfolio

Relevant Legislation

Relevant Legislation

Commonwealth Reserve management plans in operation under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Regulations 2000

15. Commonwealth funding for building work

15. Commonwealth funding for building work

Administering Agency

Administering Agency

Department of Employment and Workplace Relations

Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC)

Office of the Federal Safety Commissioner (OFSC)

Relevant Legislation

Relevant Legislation

Building and Construction Industry (Improving Productivity) Act 2016 (BCIIP Act) (See Notes 1, 2 and 3)

  • Code for the Tendering and Performance of Building Work 2016 (Building Code 2016)
  • Building and Construction (Improving Productivity) (Accreditation Scheme) Rules 2019 (WHS Accreditation Scheme)
  • Building and Construction Industry (Improving Productivity) (Federal Safety Officers) General Directions 2017
16. Commonwealth buildings

16. Commonwealth buildings

Administering Agency

Administering Agency

Department of Employment and Workplace Relations

Office of the Federal Safety Commissioner

Relevant Legislation

Relevant Legislation

Building and Construction Industry (Improving Productivity) Act 2016 (BCIIP Act) (See Notes 1, 2 and 3)

Building and Construction (Improving Productivity) (Accreditation Scheme) Rules 2019

Building and Construction Industry (Improving Productivity) (Federal Safety Officers) General Directions 2017

Notes

Notes

  1. The BCIIP Act is concerned with the regulation of Workplace Relations in the building industry, it also establishes the Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC) (as the workplace relations regulator for the industry) and the Office of the Federal Safety Commissioner (OFSC).
  2. The BCIIP Act legislates additional requirements for those building contractors undertaking Commonwealth funded building work through the Building Code 2016, regulated by the ABCC, and the Work Health and Safety Accreditation Scheme (WHS Accreditation Scheme), administered by the OFSC. Of direct relevance to the NCC: Provisions in BCIIP Act include a requirement that the Federal Safety Commissioner audits building contractors’ compliance with the NCC in relation to building materials, which is a condition of accreditation under the WHS Accreditation Scheme.
  3. The Australian Government has committed to abolish the ABCC and the Building Code 2016. To achieve this, the Government has introduced the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Bill 2022 (the Bill) which would repeal provisions of the BCIIP Act that provide for the ABCC and the Building Code 2016. The Bill would also retain provisions of the BCIIP Act that provide for the OFSC and the WHS Accreditation Scheme in a renamed Act, the Federal Safety Commissioner Act 2022. Builders undertaking Commonwealth-funded building work would still be required to comply with the NCC.