On 7 March 2013, the Office of Best Practice Regulation (OBPR) received correspondence from Senator the Hon Eric Abetz expressing concerns that the Building Code 2013 would have significant impacts on the construction sector and that a Regulation Impact Statement (RIS) should have been prepared. Based on information provided by the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, OBPR advised that a RIS was not required for the proposal. This assessment was based on information from the department that the new Building Code 2013 was likely to have a minor impact on business as it would merely codify the existing Australian Government Implementation Guidelines for the National Code of Practice for the Construction Industry and it would not impose any new policy or obligations on industry. Further information is included in the attached letter responding to Senator Abetz.
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