COAG Decision Regulation Impact Statement – Australian Building Codes Board (ABCB)
On 21 May 2020, the Australian Building Codes Board agreed to include in the Governing Requirements of the National Construction Code (NCC) 2019 Amendment 1 a process for the development and documenting Performance Solutions.
Following a number of high profile building failures, a 2018 review of building regulatory systems found public confidence in industry’s ability to deliver safe building outcomes was diminishing. The approach to Performance Solutions was singled out in two recommendations, for their lack of adequate processes and documentation required.