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Australia: NCC 2025 Training and Information Sessions Now Available

12 May 2026

Australia is in the process of implementing National Construction Code 2025.

NCC 2025 is now in force in Victoria and Tasmania. The ACT and Western Australia have adopted NCC 2025 with a 12 month transition period and New South Wales and Queensland have confirmed they will adopt NCC 2025 on 1 May 2027.

A range of government agencies and bodies are issuing resources and holding information sessions to assist professionals and the sector understand and implement the new provisions.

These include:

Australian Building and Construction Board NCC 2025 webinar series
Victorian Building and Plumbing Commission Practitioner Education Series Practitioner Education Series | Building and Plumbing Commission

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