https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/australian-capital-territory-canberra/ Rule changes on the way for Canberra, the ACT and the whole country, the rules brought up to date and the council notices, each dated and linked to its source. en-au Sat, 31 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/australian-capital-territory-canberra/#c-1c15e3558d https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/australian-capital-territory-canberra/#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. https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/australian-capital-territory-canberra/#c-35e885e7d3 https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/australian-capital-territory-canberra/#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. https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/australian-capital-territory-canberra/#c-4aa1f166bc https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/australian-capital-territory-canberra/#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. https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/australian-capital-territory-canberra/#c-d150b42bf3 https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/australian-capital-territory-canberra/#c-d150b42bf3 Sat, 31 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT Australia-wide. 1 May 2027. Source ncc.abcb.gov.au, read 1 Nov 2026. https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/australian-capital-territory-canberra/#c-e1eb2d97d6 https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/australian-capital-territory-canberra/#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. https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/australian-capital-territory-canberra/#c-f2b0b7aa36 https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/australian-capital-territory-canberra/#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. https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/australian-capital-territory-canberra/#w-0a8383d4ed https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/australian-capital-territory-canberra/#w-0a8383d4ed Tue, 20 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT Council rules in the rules we hold for Canberra, read 21 Oct 2026 from ACT Territory Plan 2023, D08 Tuggeranong BAL figures. https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/australian-capital-territory-canberra/#w-9e7a7ae3a7 https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/australian-capital-territory-canberra/#w-9e7a7ae3a7 Tue, 20 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT Council rules in the rules we hold for Canberra, read 21 Oct 2026 from legislation.act.gov.au. https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/australian-capital-territory-canberra/#c-04f84973e1 https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/australian-capital-territory-canberra/#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. https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/australian-capital-territory-canberra/#c-2204a09245 https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/australian-capital-territory-canberra/#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. https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/australian-capital-territory-canberra/#c-307310cbbc https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/australian-capital-territory-canberra/#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. https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/australian-capital-territory-canberra/#c-379f26f800 https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/australian-capital-territory-canberra/#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. https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/australian-capital-territory-canberra/#c-6cf8c80d9e https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/australian-capital-territory-canberra/#c-6cf8c80d9e Sat, 10 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT Australia-wide. 1 May 2027. Source abcb.gov.au, read 11 Oct 2026. https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/australian-capital-territory-canberra/#c-8a5258f76d https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/australian-capital-territory-canberra/#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.