Commonwealth, State and Territory Building Ministers met on 22 October 2025 and decided the content and timing of the National Construction Code (NCC) 2025.
Building Ministers, with advice from the Australian Building Code Board (ABCB), agreed to some amendments to the NCC 2025, including water management in commercial and apartment buildings, carpark fire safety provisions for commercial and apartment buildings, commercial energy efficiency reforms, and condensation mitigation. EV charging provisions and residential energy efficiency changes will not be introduced at this time.
The NCC 2025 will be published by 1 February 2026. States and territories may adopt the code and implement in their own timeline.
More information regarding the meeting outcomes can be found at the Treasury website.
