What is the National Construction Code (NCC)?
What the NCC is, who writes it, what each volume covers, which edition applies in your state, and the two ways a building can comply.
Building Codes & Compliance
NCC volumes, performance solutions, certification, approvals and state building regulation.
What is a Performance Solution under the NCC?
The NCC’s alternative to Deemed-to-Satisfy: the four-step process, the Assessment Methods, the final report, and why Performance Solutions fail.
What changed in NCC 2025? The key changes explained
What NCC 2025 changed, what it deliberately left alone, and what it means for designers, builders and certifiers.
NCC 2025 adoption dates: which edition applies in your state?
NCC 2025 commenced on 1 May 2026 — but only in some jurisdictions. The state-by-state adoption dates, transition periods, and what applies if you work across borders.
NCC building classifications explained: Class 1 to Class 10
Class 1a to Class 10c in plain English: what each covers, which NCC volume applies, and how buildings with more than one use are classified.
Pool fencing rules in Australia: barriers and compliance
What the NCC and AS 1926.1 require of a pool barrier, the key dimensions for fences, gates and windows, how the NSW, Queensland, Victorian and WA regimes work, and the failures inspectors find most.