NCC Regulations

Important Regulatory Requirements for Wire Balustrade & Handrail Construction & Installation

The National Construction Code (NCC) provides the minimum necessary requirements for safety, health, amenity and sustainability in the design and construction of new buildings (and new building work in existing buildings) throughout Australia. It is a uniform set of technical provisions for building work and plumbing and drainage installations throughout Australia whilst allowing for variations in climate and geological or geographic conditions.

The NCC is an initiative of the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) developed to incorporate all on-site construction requirements into a single code. The NCC is comprised of the Building Code of Australia (BCA), Volume One and Two; and the Plumbing Code of Australia (PCA), Volume Three.

Pertinent to wire balustrade and hand rail systems are the following:

NCC 2019 Volume One primarily applies to Class 2 to 9 (multi-residential, commercial, industrial and public) buildings and structures.

NCC 2019 Volume Two primarily applies to Class 1 (residential) and 10 (non-habitable) buildings and structures. If you're building a wire balustrade system for your home or you're contracted to build it for a residential premises, then please refer to this resource.

NCC 2016

National Construction Code 2016 Guidelines

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