Accessible Housing Options Paper now available!

Friday, 21 September 2018

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The ABCB Accessible Housing Options Paper has been released in advance of the National Consultation Forums.

Options Paper

The ABCB’s Accessible Housing Options Paper has been released for public consultation. The Options Paper provides a preliminary menu of options and costings on the possible inclusion of a minimum accessibility standard for housing in the NCC.

The intention is to seek broader stakeholder input and refine the details of the objectives, options and terminology that will be considered in a formal Regulatory Impact Statement.

Providing feedback

Feedback on the Options Paper closed on Friday 30 November 2018.

Read Options Paper

National Consultation Forums

To support the Accessible Housing Options Paper, National Consultation Forums will be held in each capital city. The forums allow attendees the opportunity to have their say in-person, and have questions answered by ABCB representatives.

Dates and venues are now confirmed for each capital city.

Forum details

*Indicates forum date has changed

City	Date	Venue
Canberra	Monday 15 October	National Convention Centre
*Adelaide	Tuesday 16 October	Adelaide Convention Centre
Perth	Friday 19 October	Perth Convention Centre
*Sydney	Thursday 25 October	Sydney Masonic Centre
*Hobart	Friday 26 October	Hobart Grand Chancellor
Brisbane	Tuesday 30 October	Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
Melbourne	Wednesday 31 October	Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre
*Darwin	Thursday 1 November	Darwin Convention and Exhibition Centre

Forums will be held over a 3 hour morning session, starting 9.30am and are free to attend.

Unable to attend?

Following the final forum, a video recording will be available from the Resource Library.

Further information on the ABCB’s Accessible Housing project has been outlined in the project initiative.

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