The National Construction Code (incorporating the Building Code of Australia) The National Construction Code (NCC) is an initiative of the Council of Australian Governments (COAG), which has been developed to incorporate all on-site construction requirements into a single code. The NCC introduced in May 2011 comprises the three parts: the Building Code of Australia (BCA), Volume One and Two. Understanding Building Code of Australia (BCA) & Australian Standards. All building work must comply with the requirements of the Building Code of Australia (BCA). The Building Code of Australia (BCA) Volume 1 and 2 are part of the National Construction Code series published by the Australian Building Codes Board. National Construction Code changes.
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From 2015, the Free Building Code of Australia BCA will be available to ABCB subscribers. If you’re new to the BCA world, new editions are released each year in early May and like any legal document, the BCA is easy to miss read as its language is different to that spoken on a building site. We anticipate the free version will generate more work for our BCA advisers like ourselves as its circulation increases.
When compared to previous years, we’re not expecting major changes to the BCA in 2015 which is a good reason to make it freely available. We’ve been asking for a free building code for years and led the way with our own free online housing standard; Annex Home Standard. Here: Annex Home Standard
Free Building Code of Australia BCA
The Australian Building Code Board (ABCB) have announced on their website:
As part of our commitment to reducing the cost of compliance the National Construction Code online service will be provided the Free Building Code of Australia BCA commencing with the 2015 edition. NCC 2014 volumes will continue to be sold until close of business 30 April 2015.
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Presumably the hard copy will be available for purchase for bedtime reading as will the over priced referenced standards including the Australian Standard AS 1428 series for disability access and AS 1735 for lift installations published by Standards Australia.
Seasoned BCA readers know that the BCA is peppered with references to Australian Standards published by SIA Global at unjustifiable prices. Expect to pay $75 to $120 for a limited use PDF version of a standard with about 100 pages of confusing and contradictory text authored by special interest groups. In our opinion, charging for a document referenced within a Federal law is inefficient and not in the best interest of improving access for people with disabilities. A free Building Code of Australia BCA is a good first step; keep going!
Free housing standard
Annex home standard published by AQ is a free democratic housing standard. A free publicly accessible housing standard for future generations. Reaching agreement on what is acceptable is the first step towards achieving your goals. Annex is a straight talking housing standard, a free housing standard to set your project on the path to compliance with the new Free Building Code of Australia BCA.
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Frequency of the NCC (and BCA)
The Australian Building Codes Board (ABCB) released the first performance-based Building Code of Australia, (BCA96) in October 1996. BCA96 was adopted by the Commonwealth and all states and territories by early 1998. In 2004 the BCA96 was amended to become BCA 2004 and from this point onwards the BCA has been re-released on an annual basis for purchase by industry.
The current edition, BCA 2014, will remain in place until BCA 2015 comes into effect on 01 May 2015. However, from 2016 onwards the BCA will move to a three yearly amendment cycle which is intended to make it easier for industry to maintain current and up to date with the BCA requirements. This is also expected to lead to greater consistency in building regulations across the states and territories by limiting the frequency and number of variations. It will also provide more certainty and stability to the building regulatory system in Australia.
NCC/BCA On-line Access
All future editions of the NCC / BCA commencing with the NCC 2015 will be made available for free On-line. This is expected to see an increase use and awareness of the BCA, given that access to the code is now free and not hundreds of dollars per year (as previous editions have been).
ABCB will no longer offer the NCC for purchase in printed hard-copy, though we understand that it will be available through third party resellers, including the Housing Industry Association.
Please note that this level of access only provides access to the NCC and not the numerous Australian Standards referenced within the documents. Australian Standards can be purchased via SAI Global.
Pre-registration for NCC on-line access commenced on 1 December 2014 and from 1 February 2015 registered users have had access to a free preview of NCC 2015 (both on-line and in a downloadable PDF version) prior to its adoption date of 1 May 2015. To register for access to the new on-line and free NCC 2015 visit https://services.abcb.gov.au/NCCOn-line/Account/Register
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