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Building Codes Committee

Objectives

The Building Codes Committee (BCC) is the ABCB's peak technical advisory body. The BCC is a valuable national forum for regulatory authorities and industry to consider technical matters relevant to building regulation reform and plays an active role in assisting the Board in meeting its obligations under the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) Guidelines and the Inter-government Agreement.

Membership

General Manager of the ABCB Office (Chair)
A representative of the Australian Government
A representative of each of the State and Territory Governments
A representative of Local Government
Australasian Fire Authorities Council
Australian Institute of Architects
Australian Institute of Building
Australian Institute of Building Surveyors
Building Designers Association
Building Products Innovation Council
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Consult Australia (Formerly ACEA)
Engineers Australia
Green Building Council of Australia
Housing Industry Association
Master Builders Australia
Property Council of Australia
Standards Australia
New Zealand Department of Building and Housing (observer)
Building Research New Zealand Inc (observer)

Role

The role of the BCC is to advise and make recommendations to the board on:

technical matters relevant to the Building Code of Australia;
strategic policy relevant to building control matters; to assist in the development of the ABCB Annual Business Plan; and

provide advice and guidance to the ABCB Office

at key stages of technical projects; and
on the overall direction and development process for technical projects through the review and endorsement of Project Management Briefs.