Relationship with the Building Code of Australia

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The Building Code of Australia also provides a nationally uniform set of technical building standards. However, it currently contains numerous additional provisions specific to Queensland. As the number of these provisions increases, it is not practical to include them in the national code.

For example, new mandatory standards for Queensland, such as ‘Fire safety in budget accommodation’, are included in the Queensland Development Code rather than the Building Code of Australia.

Some of the Queensland variations to the Building Code of Australia are inserted into the Queensland Development Code. The application of these standards is mandatory and is enforceable by building certifiers.

If there is an inconsistency between the Building Code of Australia and the Queensland Development Code, the Queensland Development Code prevails.