First release of NCC 2022

Published 10th May 2022

This first stage of the release contains most of the amendments finalised for the National Construction Code (NCC) 2022, including:

• New livable housing features to assist people with disability and through more stages of life
• An improved volume and clause structure to improve consistency and useability, including a new ABCB Housing Provisions Standard
• New lead free requirements for plumbing products to improve the quality and safety of drinking water
• New fire safety provisions for early childhood centres and primary schools in multi-storey buildings
• New bushfire protection measures in Class 9 buildings, and
• A range of improvements to the fire safety, weatherproofing, and waterproofing requirements.