Lower Eyre Peninsula rule changes, RapidSiteplan https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/lower-eyre-peninsula/ Rule changes on the way for Lower Eyre Peninsula, South Australia 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 Commences: NCC 2025 Volume Two Part H8 https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/lower-eyre-peninsula/#c-1c15e3558d https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/lower-eyre-peninsula/#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. Commences: NCC 2025 Housing Provisions Part 9.2 https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/lower-eyre-peninsula/#c-d150b42bf3 https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/lower-eyre-peninsula/#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/lower-eyre-peninsula/#c-e1eb2d97d6 https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/lower-eyre-peninsula/#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/lower-eyre-peninsula/#c-f2b0b7aa36 https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/lower-eyre-peninsula/#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. Exhibited: State-wide Flood Hazard Code Amendment https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/lower-eyre-peninsula/#c-58f043be83 https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/lower-eyre-peninsula/#c-58f043be83 Tue, 20 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT South Australia. No date yet. New flood hazard mapping and policy in the Planning and Design Code, and map updates by the Minister without a full amendment. Source yoursay.sa.gov.au, read 21 Oct 2026. Exhibited: State-wide Bushfire Hazards Overlay Code Amendment https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/lower-eyre-peninsula/#c-5cae066f7d https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/lower-eyre-peninsula/#c-5cae066f7d Tue, 20 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT South Australia. No date yet. One Hazards (Bushfire) Overlay with high, medium and general levels, and a designated BAL 12.5 in general areas and in the outback overlay. Source yoursay.sa.gov.au, read 21 Oct 2026. Council rules brought up to date for Lower Eyre Peninsula https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/lower-eyre-peninsula/#w-56364eb366 https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/lower-eyre-peninsula/#w-56364eb366 Tue, 20 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT Council rules in the rules we hold for Lower Eyre Peninsula, read 6 Sep 2026 from plan.sa.gov.au. Commences: AS 1926.1:2024 Swimming pool safety barriers https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/lower-eyre-peninsula/#c-04f84973e1 https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/lower-eyre-peninsula/#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/lower-eyre-peninsula/#c-2204a09245 https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/lower-eyre-peninsula/#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/lower-eyre-peninsula/#c-307310cbbc https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/lower-eyre-peninsula/#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/lower-eyre-peninsula/#c-379f26f800 https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/lower-eyre-peninsula/#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/lower-eyre-peninsula/#c-6cf8c80d9e https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/lower-eyre-peninsula/#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/lower-eyre-peninsula/#c-8a5258f76d https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/lower-eyre-peninsula/#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. Commences: National Construction Code 2025, Building Code https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/lower-eyre-peninsula/#c-e1c340467d https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/lower-eyre-peninsula/#c-e1c340467d Thu, 10 Sep 2026 14:00:00 GMT South Australia. 1 May 2027. The Building Code within NCC 2025 replaces NCC 2022 Amendment 2. Source plan.sa.gov.au, read 11 Sep 2026.