Queensland

Congratulations! Queensland has agreed to implement the new National Construction Code!

The Queensland government adopted the standards from 1 May 2023 with a transition period until 1 October 2023. That means that all new homes in Queensland are being built to accessible standards as of October 2023.

However, the Queensland Government has introduced a number of transitional arrangements and exemptions to the Livable Housing Design Standard (LHDS).

an 18-month exemption (until 31 March 2025) from the LHDS for narrow lots (frontage of 12.5 metres or less) and small pre-built houses (under 55 square metres in size)
clarification that repairs and maintenance do not automatically trigger a requirement to meet the LHDS
clarification about when major renovations will need to comply with the LHDS
alternative, cost-effective compliance pathways for step-free showers and grading to floor wastes in wet areas
flexibility around the location of an accessible toilet when there is no habitable room/s on the entry level.

What to do next

you can email the Minister for Housing and Public Works and let them know:you support the government’s enactment of the Livable Housing Design standards to make sure there are more accessible houses in Queensland
accessible housing must be developed without any exemptions or concessions monitoring is needed to make sure houes are being built to the Standards.

Why not email the Minister for Housing and Public Works and let them know how happy you are about them supporting accessible housing for ALL Australians!

The Hon Mick de Brenni MP

Minister for Housing and Public Works

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Email
The Hon Mick de Brenni MP
(Queensland)

TO: [email protected]

SUBJECT: Thank You for Your Support

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Dear Minister, I am writing to thank you for championing the inclusion of mandatory minimum accessibility standards in the National Construction Code (NCC), and to congratulate you for the successful outcome at the Building Minister’s Meeting on 30 April 2021. The position taken by the majority of Building Ministers at that meeting to include the Livable Housing Design Guidelines Silver Standard in the NCC for the very first time represents a very important milestone in the quest for inclusion and access for all. This is a fantastic outcome for people with disability, seniors, families and indeed all Australians. It will change the lives of millions of Australians and future proof Australian housing for generations to come. Opportunities for major, structural reform such as this are rare, and hard won. Without your advocacy on this issue this outcome would not have been possible. I will continue to campaign to ensure that those states that did not support the inclusion of these standards commit to a timely implementation of the new NCC. Only a nationally consistent approach will ensure we have a National Construction Code for ALL Australians. Once again, thank you for your support. Yours Sincerely,

Dear Minister,

I am writing to thank you for championing the inclusion of mandatory minimum accessibility standards in the National Construction Code (NCC), and to congratulate you for the successful outcome at the Building Minister’s Meeting on 30 April 2021.

The position taken by the majority of Building Ministers at that meeting to include the Livable Housing Design Guidelines Silver Standard in the NCC for the very first time represents a very important milestone in the quest for inclusion and access for all.

This is a fantastic outcome for people with disability, seniors, families and indeed all Australians. It will change the lives of millions of Australians and future proof Australian housing for generations to come.

Opportunities for major, structural reform such as this are rare, and hard won. Without your advocacy on this issue this outcome would not have been possible.

I will continue to campaign to ensure that those states that did not support the inclusion of these standards commit to a timely implementation of the new NCC.

Only a nationally consistent approach will ensure we have a National Construction Code for ALL Australians.

Once again,  thank you for your support.

Yours Sincerely,

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