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Rollout Dates
The full, detailed provisions of NCC 2022 will be published on the 1st of October 2022, with Stage 1 implementation on the 1st of May 2023 and Stage 2 from the 1st of October 2023.
The Code will have legal effect from the 1st of October 2023 but interestingly, not every state will be adopting the 7-star NatHERS rating and “Liveable Housing Design” aspects.
The Housing Industry Association has reported that while there is “certainty at a national level on when the vast majority of NCC 2022 will commence…each state and territory will now publicly confirm whether they are adopting the liveable housing and energy efficiency changes and when.”
According to the HIA, the following approaches are being taken by each state:
QLD: Will adopt the liveable housing and 7-star provisions from the 1st of October 2023.
NSW: Will not be adopting the liveable housing provisions and will alter the BAISX provisions to match 7-star NatHERS.
ACT: Will adopt the liveable housing and 7-star provisions as of the 1st of October 2023.
VIC: Will adopt the liveable housing and 7-star provisions as of the 1st of October 2023.
TAS: Will adopt the liveable housing provisions from the 1st of October 2024 but won’t adopt the 7-star provisions.
SA: Yet to confirm whether either of the changes will be applied.
WA: Yet to confirm whether either of the changes will be applied.
NT: Will adopt the liveable housing provisions but is yet to confirm any changes to energy efficiency requirements.
Source: HIA, "Building Ministers Confirm NCC 2022 Start Dates" 26th of August 2022