National Construction Code

Yes.

So where we're at now, it's the, obviously it's changed from the Building Code of Australia to the National Construction Code, the name, and now they've, it's a seven star rating.

I think that that's what you've just mentioned is one of the biggest issues in the construction industry.

So National Construction Code is national.

In Queensland, we've got our own energy compliance legislation, and that comes out of the Queensland Development Code, MP 4.1, sustainable buildings.

That's very different from the National Reconstruction Code.

It's not a quiet issue anymore.

Right.

So

we just chat about, you know, clients or potential clients or even if I've got a problem, I'll just ring up and just say, you know, what's happening or how does that relate to the National Construction Code.

But, yeah, I think it's honesty, workmanship and communication is what has why.

And at the moment I've just got three that I'm working with.

yes absolutely and that's where we're ready ready to go we recently had support from the state government to help subsidize apprentices the wages for apprentices which has been a huge block in just being able to afford to bring apprentices in so we really welcome that and there's all these additional places that will open up for apprentices as a result of that There is more we can do, as you said, to bring in some skilled labour from overseas, making sure that when those people get here that they can get their licence to get to work at their level quickly so we're not underutilising the skills that we already have here.

So there's a lot of opportunities looking at the NCC or the National Construction Code, our rule book for building, how we can make it simpler and clearer so that it doesn't act as another barrier and another cost to building.

Good on you, Diane.

Looking

I mean, they haven't quite – they haven't got to where New South Wales is, and other states are nowhere near it, I think.

So, I mean, there's a case, I reckon, for some sort of national code here, a national approach to – we've got a national construction code – But all the states approach it differently.

I think it's hopeless, actually.

Yeah.

Sure.

That's right.

And everyone says, oh, you know, the National Construction Code is more than 2,000 pages.

Isn't that terrible? And somebody, I think it's Andrew Bragg, wants to bring it down to 80 pages.

They also are responsible for a layer of environmental and protections which can inhibit sort of larger housing development.

And they also oversee the National Construction Code, for instance, which has been one of the biggest resources forms of regulation rapidly growing that has actually cost to the to a new home and also complexity and also more most importantly limited consumer choice and what you can do with a particular block of land as well so you know so that the federal government have said all the right things in terms of of uh you know trying to address some of those barriers but At the same time, they also hold a tax leave bar, which actually then impacts the investment in the sector as well.

So, you know, I'm sure if we maybe kind of started to address some barriers.

then they kind of, you know, can influence the way that people invest through, you know, these recent changes in capital gains, negative year end, for example.

And like I said at the beginning, you know, having that kind of really close relationship with our members and understanding what their needs and what their current needs are, we're able to kind of really give some really strong examples of what members are seeing on the ground.

HIA has a very strong development around policy.

So each year we bring all our our member leaders, our presidents of our states together to revise and review our policies on all sorts of things, whether it be tax, migration, skills and National Construction Code.

It doesn't matter.