Building Advisory Committee

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The Building Advisory Committee is a statutory body established by the Building Act. Its major role is to maintain industry input into the Building Control Process in the Northern Territory, by

  • advising the Minister on the administration of the Building Act;
  • investigating and reporting to the Minister on all matters related to this Act referred to it by the Minister;
  • accrediting building products, construction methods, designs, components or systems (Deemed to Comply Manual); and
  • such other functions as are imposed on it by legislation or as directed by the Minister.

Meetings

The Committee meets approximately every four weeks. Enquiries about meeting dates should be addressed to the Registrar.

DTCM - Retesting of Metal Roofing Products

As per the BCA, new testing requirements for metal roofing products were introduced in the NT from 1 May 2009. As a result of these changes, all metal roofing products not tested under the Low High Low system were withdrawn from the NT DTCM with effect from 1 May 2009.

The Building Advisory Committee is currently considering several applications for metal roofing products which have been tested using the Low High Low system and which may be added to the manual in the future.  It is recommended that you refer to the DTCM page of this website on a regular basis for updated information.

Please note that there is no regulatory requirement for roofing products to be listed in the DTCM. If manufacturers can provide evidence that their product has been tested using the Low High Low system, together with tables for spans, fixings etc, then their product can be accepted for use.

Building Australia's Future - September 2009

The Australian Building Codes Board is holding the next Building Australia's Future Conference, at RACV Royal Pines Resort on the Gold Coast, Queensland, 20-23 September 2009.

Topics will include: Climate Change - a moving target, Performance Through Innovation - meeting objectives and expectations, Energy Efficiency - innovative software and future directions, Common BCA Misinterpretations, Natural Disasters.

For further information, download the flier here, call 1300134631 or visit www.abcb.gov.au .

BCA Amendments

BCA - Amendments - 2010

The draft changes for the 2010 edition of the Building Code of Australia (BCA 2010) have been placed on the ABCB website for public comment and to give BCA users advance notice of proposals that may take effect on 1 May 2010. For further information, visit the ABCB site.

BCA - Amendments - 2009

The 1st of May was the national adoption date for BCA 2009 with all the latest amendments incorporated into the BCA.  The ABCB suggests that subscribers should consider archiving their previous BCA 2008 version for reference purposes as of 30 April 2009.

For those who wish to obtain both BCA 2008 and BCA 2009, these are available at a discounted rate for a limited time only from the ABCB online shop.

 

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