Australian Capital Territory rule changes, RapidSiteplan

Australian Capital Territory rule changes, RapidSiteplan https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/act/ Rule changes on the way for the ACT, its councils and the whole country, the rules brought up to date and the council notices, each dated and linked to its source. en-au Sat, 07 Nov 2026 14:00:00 GMT Rules brought up to date for Australian Capital Territory https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/act/#w-006b3c6a6b https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/act/#w-006b3c6a6b Sat, 07 Nov 2026 14:00:00 GMT Rules in the rules we hold for Australian Capital Territory, read 8 Nov 2026 from Planning Regulation 2023. Rules brought up to date for Australian Capital Territory https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/act/#w-19aea1d571 https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/act/#w-19aea1d571 Sat, 07 Nov 2026 14:00:00 GMT Rules in the rules we hold for Australian Capital Territory, read 8 Nov 2026 from Planning Regulation 2023. Rules brought up to date for Australian Capital Territory https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/act/#w-1d85b0f245 https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/act/#w-1d85b0f245 Sat, 07 Nov 2026 14:00:00 GMT Rules in the rules we hold for Australian Capital Territory, read 8 Nov 2026 from Planning Regulation 2023. Rules brought up to date for Australian Capital Territory https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/act/#w-48602095a7 https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/act/#w-48602095a7 Sat, 07 Nov 2026 14:00:00 GMT Rules in the rules we hold for Australian Capital Territory, read 8 Nov 2026 from Planning Regulation 2023. Rules brought up to date for Australian Capital Territory https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/act/#w-4f3dfba17f https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/act/#w-4f3dfba17f Sat, 07 Nov 2026 14:00:00 GMT Rules in the rules we hold for Australian Capital Territory, read 8 Nov 2026 from Planning Regulation 2023. Rules brought up to date for Australian Capital Territory https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/act/#w-5b8ddfe3d7 https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/act/#w-5b8ddfe3d7 Sat, 07 Nov 2026 14:00:00 GMT Rules in the rules we hold for Australian Capital Territory, read 8 Nov 2026 from Planning Regulation 2023. Rules brought up to date for Australian Capital Territory https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/act/#w-5d11b4fcc8 https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/act/#w-5d11b4fcc8 Sat, 07 Nov 2026 14:00:00 GMT Rules in the rules we hold for Australian Capital Territory, read 8 Nov 2026 from Planning Regulation 2023. Rules brought up to date for Australian Capital Territory https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/act/#w-679f455b13 https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/act/#w-679f455b13 Sat, 07 Nov 2026 14:00:00 GMT Rules in the rules we hold for Australian Capital Territory, read 8 Nov 2026 from Planning Regulation 2023. Rules brought up to date for Australian Capital Territory https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/act/#w-d3c31f180a https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/act/#w-d3c31f180a Sun, 01 Nov 2026 14:00:00 GMT Rules in the rules we hold for Australian Capital Territory, read 2 Nov 2026 from Icon Water, Where can I build on my property?, pipe protection envelope, zone of influence, access passages. Commences: NCC 2025 Volume Two Part H8 https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/act/#c-1c15e3558d https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/act/#c-1c15e3558d Sat, 31 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT Australia-wide. 1 May 2027. Livable housing for a class 1a is unchanged in substance. Source ncc.abcb.gov.au, read 1 Nov 2026. Announced: Planning (Missing Middle Housing) Amendment Bill 2026 https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/act/#c-35e885e7d3 https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/act/#c-35e885e7d3 Sat, 31 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT Australian Capital Territory. No date yet. Secondary residences may be built on single dwelling leases without a lease variation, and variations authorising one get a 10 working day pathway. Source planning.act.gov.au, read 1 Nov 2026. Commences: National Construction Code 2025 https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/act/#c-4aa1f166bc https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/act/#c-4aa1f166bc Sat, 31 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT Australian Capital Territory. 1 May 2027. NCC 2025 becomes mandatory; a development or works application lodged before 1 November 2026 keeps the choice of NCC 2022 until it expires. Source planning.act.gov.au, read 1 Nov 2026. Commences: NCC 2025 Housing Provisions Part 9.2 https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/act/#c-d150b42bf3 https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/act/#c-d150b42bf3 Sat, 31 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT Australia-wide. 1 May 2027. Source ncc.abcb.gov.au, read 1 Nov 2026. Commences: NCC 2025 Housing Provisions Part 10.8 https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/act/#c-e1eb2d97d6 https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/act/#c-e1eb2d97d6 Sat, 31 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT Australia-wide. 1 May 2027. Class 1a condensation: wall membrane vapour permeance now by climate zone including zones 1 and 3 for the first time, cavity mandatory in zones 6, 7 and 8, new roof space clause 10.8.4. Source ncc.abcb.gov.au, read 1 Nov 2026. Commences: NCC 2025 Volume Two Part H6, Specification 42 and Housing Provisions Section 13 https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/act/#c-f2b0b7aa36 https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/act/#c-f2b0b7aa36 Sat, 31 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT Australia-wide. 1 May 2027. Energy and whole of home for a class 1a do not tighten: 7 stars and whole of home 60 stay, with small changes on overhangs and waffle pod slabs. Source ncc.abcb.gov.au, read 1 Nov 2026. Rules for fences brought up to date for Australian Capital Territory https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/act/#w-159d21eb9d https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/act/#w-159d21eb9d Sat, 31 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT Rules for fences in the rules we hold for Australian Capital Territory, read 25 Oct 2026 from legislation.act.gov.au. State rules brought up to date for Australian Capital Territory https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/act/#w-5f58b4bfd4 https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/act/#w-5f58b4bfd4 Sat, 31 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT State rules in the rules we hold for Australian Capital Territory, read 25 Oct 2026 from legislation.act.gov.au. Rules brought up to date for Australian Capital Territory https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/act/#w-ccb255134f https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/act/#w-ccb255134f Sat, 31 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT Rules in the rules we hold for Australian Capital Territory, read 1 Nov 2026 from NCC: ACT planning NCC page. Commences: AS 1926.1:2024 Swimming pool safety barriers https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/act/#c-04f84973e1 https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/act/#c-04f84973e1 Sat, 10 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT Australia-wide. 1 May 2027. NCC 2025 cites the 2024 edition for pool barriers, so it reaches each state that takes NCC 2025 without a variation; Western Australia keeps the 2012 edition for private pools. Source ncc.abcb.gov.au, read 11 Oct 2026. Adopted: National Construction Code, residential pause https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/act/#c-2204a09245 https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/act/#c-2204a09245 Sat, 10 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT Australia-wide. Around Jun 2029. No residential changes to the NCC except essential safety and quality changes until mid 2029. Source treasury.gov.au, read 11 Oct 2026. Announced: AS 3959:2018 Construction of buildings in bushfire prone areas https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/act/#c-307310cbbc https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/act/#c-307310cbbc Sat, 10 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT Australia-wide. No date yet. The publisher lists the standard as pending revision; no new edition or draft is listed. Source store.standards.org.au, read 11 Oct 2026. Announced: National Construction Code, next edition https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/act/#c-379f26f800 https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/act/#c-379f26f800 Sat, 10 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT Australia-wide. Around Dec 2029. The edition after NCC 2025: the regular NCC 2028 moves back one year because of the pause on residential changes. Source abcb.gov.au, read 11 Oct 2026. Commences: ABCB Housing Provisions 2025 (with NCC 2025) https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/act/#c-6cf8c80d9e https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/act/#c-6cf8c80d9e Sat, 10 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT Australia-wide. 1 May 2027. Source abcb.gov.au, read 11 Oct 2026. Announced: AS 4678-2002 Earth retaining structures https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/act/#c-8a5258f76d https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/act/#c-8a5258f76d Sat, 10 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT Australia-wide. No date yet. The publisher lists the standard as pending revision; no new edition or draft is listed. Source store.standards.org.au, read 11 Oct 2026.