Final Regulation Impact Statements

A Final Regulation Impact Statement (RIS) incorporates comments and feedback from submissions received on the Consultation RIS, and is assessed by the Office of Best Practice Regulation to confirm compliance with the COAG requirements of best practice regulation. A Final RIS is only available after the decision makers have made a determination on the matter, as it reflects the outcome of the process.

Final RIS' are listed below.

Archived ABCB Final RIS' are also available for download from the Resource Library.

Proposal to include minimum accessibility standards

The following documents are available:

• Final decision RIS accessible housing
• Accessible Housing- Estimated cost impact of proposed changes to NCC

Energy efficiency of commercial buildings

The following documents are available:

• Energy efficiency of commercial buildings
• Modelling and sensitivity analysis

Inclusion of heating and cooling energy load limits in NatHERS assessments 

The following documents are available:

• Inclusion of heating and cooling load limits in NatHERS assessments
  

Accessible adult change facilities in public buildings 

The following documents are available:

• Accessible adult change facilities in public buildings
• Cost of installing typical accessible adult change facility

Fire safety in Class 2 and 3 residential buildings

The following documents are available:

• Fire safety in Class 2 and 3 residential buildings
• Cost implications of fire sprinklers in Class 2 and 3 buildings

Application of temperature control requirements for heated water 

The following documents are available:

• Application of temperature control requirements for heated water
• NCIS mains water scalding fatalities in Australia

Assessment of the NCC’s fire hose reel requirements for Class 5 office buildings

The following documents are available:

• An assessment of the NCC's fire hose reel requirements for new (Class 5) office buildings
• ARUP fire risk assessment: Provision of fire hose reels in Class 5 buildings

Fire sprinklers for covered balconies

The following documents are available:

• Automatic fire suppression systems for covered balconies in residential buildings
• RLB cost implications study 

Emergency Egress for People with Disability

The following documents are available:

• Emergency Egress for Occupants with Disability
• ORR Partners Detection Systems with DAA measures for hearing impaired
• RLB Report on the Cost implications of proposals to amend DTS Provisions