Reform of building regulation
Commissioned study
This study has concluded. The research report was released on 1 December 2004.
The Productivity Commission was asked to report on the contribution that national reform of building regulation, under the auspices of the Australian Building Codes Board (ABCB), has made to the productivity of the building and construction industry and to economic efficiency.
The request stemmed from the need to assess what direction reform efforts should take post-2005.
The study was to cover most matters relating to the regulation of the building and construction industry, not only what has been achieved so far but also the potential for further reform to make additional net gains. The focus was to be particularly on the 1994 Inter Government Agreement on building regulation reform and the role of the ABCB, but participants were invited to comment on any matter they considered relevant to building regulation.
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Media release: Commission to Study Building Regulation and Reform
About the commissioned study process
Draft report
Please note: The draft report is for research purposes only. For final outcomes of this research refer to the research report.
Key documents
Research report
The research report of the commissioned study, Reform of Building Regulation.
Submissions
Submisssions for the commissioned study, Reform of Building Regulation.
Information paper
An information paper from the National Occupational Health and Safety Commission (NOHSC) on the issue of safe design and the building life cycle, the potential for better integrating OHS requirements into building regulation, and NOHSC's current and planned initiatives that will affect health and safety in the building and construction industry.