The 2016 National Construction Code has been updated and also adopted by various States and Territories across Australia since 1st May 2016.
Some of the changes include:
Volume 1 – New ‘Farm Shed’ definition
New ‘Farm Shed’ and ‘Farm Building’ definitions have been added to confirm these structures are classified for compliance under the BCA NCC.
Volume 2 – 3.7.2.1 – Change to Class 10a
The provision has been restructured and amended to clarify that a Class 10a private garage located above or below a Class 1 building is considered to be part of the Class 1 building for the purpose of Part 3.7.2.
The updated 2016 National Construction Code can be downloaded free from the Australian Building Codes Board (ABCB) website.
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Image: The 2016 National Construction Code
