Quality

Browse BIG's curated collection to help with compliance of the National Construction Code (NCC).

The NCC is a performance-based code, and sets the minimum required level for the safety, health, amenity, accessibility and sustainability of certain buildings.

Resources included in this collection are:
•    selected state and territories legislation
•    standards and tolerances guides
•    codes
•    codes of practice
•    NSW Fair Trading documentation
•    Design and Building Practitioner’s documentation
•    work licences and certificates
•    certificates of occupancy, and
•    building certifiers documentation

Australian Standards form a key component to reaching the Performance Solution, and Deemed-To-Satisfy (DTS) Solution, in compliance of the NCC.

The NCC Primary Referenced standards are available separately in the following sets:

NCC Primary References Set
NCC Primary References Plus Set
NCC Primary References Large Business Set

Trade Sets for Australian Standards are also available on BIG.

Building Act 2004 (ACT)

This Act is the Building Act 2004. (ACT legislation.)

NSW Home Building Regulation 2014 (NSW)

Home Building Regulation 2014. (NSW legislation.)

Mandatory Part (MP) 3.4 of the Queensland Development Code (QDC) - Swimming Pool Barriers (QLD)

To safeguard young children from drowning or injury in regulated pools. (QLD legislation.)

Addendum to the Trajectory for Low Energy Buildings—Existing Buildings

This document forms an addendum to the Trajectory for Low Energy Buildings and outlines the opportunities for improving existing buildings, both commercial and residential.

A guide to Australian building product conformity

A guide for those businesses and building professionals that must ensure the products and materials they procure and use in building and construction are ‘fit for purpose’ and conform and comply with Australian building laws and standards and any other local requirements.

Queensland Building and Construction Commission Regulation 2018 (QLD)

This regulation commences on 1 September 2018. (QLD legislation).

Design and Building Practitioners Act 2020 No 7 (NSW)

An Act with respect to the registration of design practitioners, principal design practitioners, professional engineers, specialist practitioners and other building practitioners, compliance declarations and a duty of care; and for other purposes. (NSW legislation.)

Waterproofing practices in Australia for building construction

This paper aims to discuss Standards and Codes; membrane systems and performance, waterproofing practices, design and installation techniques, inspection and testing and quality assurance adopted by the waterproofing industry in Australia.

Guideline for farmstay operators (QLD)

Intended to assist farmstay operators to understand and comply with their obligations.