NCC 2019 Amendment 1 is now in effect!

Published 2nd July 2020

From today, 1 July 2020, the National Construction Code (NCC) 2019 Amendment 1 has been adopted.

This means the amendment is now given legal effect by relevant legislation in each State and Territory.

The key changes for NCC 2019 Amendment 1 include:

• A new provision, A2.2(4), in the Governing Requirements to require (from 1 July 2021) that a process be followed when creating and documenting Performance Solutions.
• A new provision, A5.7, in the Governing Requirements to require labelling of Aluminum Composite Panels.
• A new provision in Volume One, D1.18, regarding egress from early childhood centres.
• Clarification amendments in Specification C1.1 of Volume One regarding concessions that permit the use of timber framing for low-rise Class 2 and 3 buildings.
• Amendment to 3.5.2.5 in Volume Two to clarify that anti-ponding boards are not required in roofs where sarking is not installed.
• Correction of minor errors.

You can ‘view’ or ‘download’ NCC 2019 Amendment 1 from the NCC Suite.

Source:
Unknown Author, 2020, Australian Building Codes Board (https://ncc.abcb.gov.au/ncc-online/NCC)