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The Board
The Australian Building Codes Board (ABCB) is a standards writing body responsible for the
National Construction Code
,
WaterMark
and
CodeMark Australia
Certification Schemes.
We are a joint initiative of the Commonwealth and state and territory governments in Australia, together with the building and plumbing industries to improve productivity through the consolidation of all on-site construction requirements into a single code.
Our focus is on developing and maintaining minimum, proportionate and cost effective technical requirements that provide for the health and safety, amenity and accessibility, and sustainability of buildings. Moreover, the ABCB endeavours to make sure the Code is an industry staple—working hard to consolidate and simplify the technical requirements, improving industry understanding and ensuring national consistency
Established by an
Intergovernmental Agreement
(IGA), the Board consists of 18 members, including:
an independent Chair
a representative from the Commonwealth, state and territory agencies responsible for building matters
up to 7 industry representatives
a representative of the Australian Local Government Association.
The ABCB reports to the Australian Government minister and state and territory ministers responsible for building and plumbing regulatory matters, known as the
Building Ministers' Meeting
.
The work of the ABCB is delivered by the
ABCB Office
.
Members
Name
Representing
Organisation
Glenys Beauchamp AO PSM
Chair
Tom Kearney
NSW
Building Commission NSW
Megan Peacock
Vic
Department of Transport and Planning
Ainslie Barron
Qld
Department of Housing, Local Government, Planning and Public Works
Daniel Kearney
WA
Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety
Jodie Evans
SA
Department for Housing and Urban Development
Robyn Pearce
Tas
Department of Justice
James Bennett
ACT
Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate
Mark Meldrum
NT
Department of Planning and Infrastructure
Rebecca Wilson
Australian Government
The Treasury
Paul Kelly
Local government
Town of Claremont, WA
Kristin Brookfield
Industry
Swimming Pool and Spa Association
Richard Choy
Industry
NATSPEC
Francesca Muskovic
Industry
Investor Group on Climate Change
Penny Cornah
Industry
Master Plumbers' Association of Queensland
Public Record of board meetings
The Board meets several times each year, but decisions of the Board are most prominently seen in the published updates to the National Construction Code. From November 2022, we will publish a brief public pecord after each meeting to give interested parties more visibility of our work and the matters we are considering. Some matters need to remain confidential due to specific confidentiality requirements or being part of a government/ministerial decision process. These confidential or deliberative matters will not be presented in the public records.
ABCB Board Meeting February 2026
ABCB Board Meeting December 2025
ABCB Board Meeting November 2025
ABCB Board Meeting July 2025
ABCB Board Meeting May 2025
ABCB Board Meeting March 2025
ABCB Board Meeting October 2024
ABCB Board Meeting March 2024
ABCB Board Meeting February 2024
ABCB Board Meeting November 2023
ABCB Board Meeting July 2023
ABCB Board Meeting March and April 2023
ABCB Board Meeting November 2022