Decision Regulation Impact Statements

A Decision Regulation Impact Statement (RIS) incorporates comments and feedback from submissions received on the Consultation RIS. It is also assessed by the Office of Best Practice Regulation to confirm compliance with the requirements of Regulatory impact analysis guide for ministers’ meetings and national standard setting bodies (May 2021). It assists decision-making about adopting a regulatory proposal.

A Decision RIS is only available after decision makers have made a determination on the matter, as it reflects the outcome of the process.

The following documents are available:

• Decision RIS – Energy Efficiency 2022
• Decision RIS Appendices – Energy Efficiency 2022
• CBA of upgrading fabric from 6 to 7 stars
• DRIS companion technical document-final 
• TIC Industry Consultation on Building Fabric Costs
• Evaluating the impact of thermal bridging on energy savings predicted for the NCC 2022 RIS

The following documents are available:

• Decision RIS - Bushfire protection for certain Class 9 buildings
• Risk to vulnerable occupants in Class 9 Buildings associated with bushfire attack
• Cost study - Bushfire provisions for Non-Residential Buildings

The following documents are available:

• Final decision RIS lead in plumbing products

The following documents are available:

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

The following documents are available:

• Energy efficiency of commercial buildings
• Modelling and sensitivity analysis

The following documents are available:

• Inclusion of heating and cooling load limits in NatHERS assessments

The following documents are available:

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

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

The following documents are available:

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

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

The following documents are available:

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

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

Archived ABCB Decision (Final) RIS' are also available for download from the Resource library.