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October CEO Update - Judith Blake
/news/2025/october-ceo-update-judith-blake
On 22 October, Building Ministers met to discuss…At the Building Ministers' Meeting on 22 October…Also at the October 2025 Building Ministers'…Building Ministers agreed to extend Glenys…There is an inconsistency between the location…
In the market for a new toilet?
/news/2022/market-new-toilet

Does the cistern in your toilet run all night long? Are you concerned about saving water but have only one flush volume button to press? Perhaps you may be thinking of an upgrade.

Part 3.8.6 Sound insulation
/editions/2019/ncc-2019-volume-two/part-38-health-and-amenity/part-386-sound-insulation
Appropriate Performance Requirements Appropriate Performance Requirements Where an alternative sound insulation system is proposed as a Performance Solution to that described in Part 3.8.6, that proposal must comply with—…
Part 3.8.6 Sound insulation
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Appropriate Performance Requirements Appropriate Performance Requirements Where an alternative sound…
April CEO update - Gary Rake
/news/2024/april-ceo-update-gary-rake
At the ABCB we’ve been working to get ready to…Some of the significant amendments proposed for…Commercial building energy efficiency changes aim to reduce emissions and move to a net…Condensation mitigationchanges aim to better manage the risk of…Waterproofing and water sheddingchanges aim to reduce the incidence of building…Registrations have opened for the upcoming ABCB…At the Building Ministers’ Meeting in March 2024…The first two Board meetings of 2024 were held in…Seven WaterMark Conformity Assessment Bodies (…
NCC 2022 new 'SPTC' referencing system
/news/2020/ncc-2022-new-sptc-referencing-system

Here’s what to expect with the code’s new referencing system, dubbed SPTC: ‘Section - Part - Type - Clause’.

ABCB Business Plan 2023-24 - overview
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On 9 June 2023, Building Ministers approved the ABCB Business Plan for 2023-24. Ministers agreed we should pursue key initiatives including the adequacy and equity of female sanitary facilities, commercial energy efficiency and improved provisions for…

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December CEO Update - Gary Rake
/news/2024/december-ceo-update-gary-rake
It’s been a busy year for the Australian Building…We know our stakeholders are eager to hear how…Building Ministers asked us to work with industry…Taking on another important piece of work for…Common submission themesThis process should not be rushed. There was a…We delivered our last face to face forum for the…
December CEO Update - Adrian Piani
/news/2025/december-ceo-update-adrian-piani
As 2025 draws to a close, I'd like to reflect on…Treasury has released a discussion paper seeking…At its meeting on 10 November, the Board…Our team is preparing preview drafts for NCC 2025…The ABCB Office will be closed from 25 December…
Specification E1.8 Fire Control Centres
/editions/2016-a1/ncc-2016-volume-one/section-e-services-and-equipment/specification-e18-fire
1. Scope This Specification describes the construction and content of required fire control centres and rooms. A fire control room is a fire control centre in a dedicated room with additional specific requirements. Clauses 2 to 5 apply to fire…
Specification E1.8 Fire Control Centres
/editions/2016/ncc-2016-volume-one/section-e-services-and-equipment/specification-e18-fire-control
1. Scope This Specification describes the construction and content of required fire control centres and rooms. A fire control room is a fire control centre in a dedicated room with additional specific requirements. Clauses 2 to 5 apply to fire…
Specification E1.8 Fire control centres
/editions/2019-a1/ncc-2019-volume-one-amendment-1/section-e-services-and-equipment/specification-e18
1. Scope This Specification describes the construction and content of required fire control centres and rooms. A fire control room is a fire control centre in a dedicated room with additional specific requirements. Clauses 2 to 5 apply to fire…
Specification E1.8 Fire control centres
/editions/2019/ncc-2019-volume-one/section-e-services-and-equipment/specification-e18-fire-control
1. Scope This Specification describes the construction and content of required fire control centres and rooms. A fire control room is a fire control centre in a dedicated room with additional specific requirements. Clauses 2 to 5 apply to fire…
January CEO update - Gary Rake
/news/2024/january-ceo-update-gary-rake
Welcome to 2024. At the ABCB, work is already…
January CEO Update - Adrian Piani
/news/2026/january-ceo-update-adrian-piani
As this is my first CEO update for the year, I…Public consultation on streamlining and…We are preparing the preview of NCC 2025. The…This year we will review and enhance our digital…Late last year, we held the annual meeting with…Recently the Board reviewed how the transition to…
Specification A1.3 Documents Adopted by Reference
/editions/2016-a1/ncc-2016-volume-one/section-general-requirements/specification-a13-documents
1. Schedule of referenced documents ACT, NSW, NT, QLD, SA, Tas, Vic Spec A1.3 Table 1 The Standards and other documents listed in Table 1 are referred to in Volume One of the BCA. Table 1: SCHEDULE OF REFERENCED DOCUMENTS No. Date…
Specification A1.3 Documents Adopted by Reference
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1. Schedule of referenced documents ACT, NSW, NT, QLD, SA, Tas, Vic Spec A1.3 Table 1 The Standards and other documents listed in Table 1 are referred to in Volume One of the BCA. Table 1: SCHEDULE OF REFERENCED DOCUMENTS No. Date…
The NCC Public Comment Draft
/news/2024/ncc-public-comment-draft

The Public Comment Draft for the next edition of the National Construction Code is open from 1 May until 1 July 2024.

PCD 2025 - Commercial building energy efficiency
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These changes aim to reduce emissions, providing cost-effective fuel and technology neutral ways for buildings to move to a net zero future. 

How to find your way around our new website
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By now you’ll have noticed our new corporate website and ‘microsites’ for the National Construction Code (NCC), WaterMark and CodeMark Schemes.

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