Useful links
The building code, the regulators, safety and the law — free, and straight from the government sites that publish them. Each one opens in a new tab.
Showing national links and those for Victoria, the state on your profile.
Most used
- National Construction Code (NCC) (opens in a new tab)Read the code online — Building, Housing and Plumbing volumes.
- ABCB resource library (opens in a new tab)Free handbooks, guides and calculators that explain the code.
- Safe Work Australia (opens in a new tab)National WHS policy, model Codes of Practice and guidance.
The building code
The National Construction Code and the board that writes it. Free to read, and the NCC tells you which Standards apply.
Safety on site
Work health and safety: the national body, and the regulator in each state and territory.
Victoria only: safety codes and OHS law
WorkSafe Victoria's compliance codes and guides, with the state's OHS Act and Regulations. Written for work in Victoria: in another state, your own regulator's rules apply.
- VICWorkSafe Pocket Guide (opens in a new tab)General OH&S · WorkSafe Victoria
- VICChecklist for Onsite Erection of Concrete Panels (opens in a new tab)Tilt-Up / Precast · WorkSafe Victoria
- VICCompliance Code – Demolition (opens in a new tab)Demolition · WorkSafe Victoria
- VICCompliance Code – Excavation (opens in a new tab)Excavation · WorkSafe Victoria
- VICCompliance Code – Facilities in Construction (opens in a new tab)Site Facilities · WorkSafe Victoria
- VICCompliance Code – First Aid in the Workplace (opens in a new tab)First Aid · WorkSafe Victoria
- VICCompliance Code – Managing Asbestos in Workplaces (opens in a new tab)Asbestos · WorkSafe Victoria
- VICCompliance Code – Noise (opens in a new tab)Noise · WorkSafe Victoria
- VICCompliance Code – Plant (opens in a new tab)Plant Safety · WorkSafe Victoria
- VICCompliance Code – Prevention of Falls (General Construction) (opens in a new tab)Fall Prevention · WorkSafe Victoria
- VICCompliance Code – Prevention of Falls (Housing Construction) (opens in a new tab)Fall Prevention · WorkSafe Victoria
- VICCompliance Code – Removing Asbestos (opens in a new tab)Asbestos Removal · WorkSafe Victoria
- VICIndustry Standard – Concrete Pumping Equipment (opens in a new tab)Concrete Pumping · WorkSafe Victoria
- VICOHS Act 2004 (opens in a new tab)Legislation · Victorian Government
- VICOHS Regulations (opens in a new tab)Legislation · Victorian Government
Licensing and building regulators
Who licenses building and plumbing work in each state and territory, and where to check a licence.
- VICBuilding and Plumbing Commission (opens in a new tab)Building and plumbing regulator for Victoria (formerly the VBA).
- VICFind and check a practitioner (opens in a new tab)Check a Victorian builder's or plumber's registration.
- VICPlumbing registration and licensing (opens in a new tab)Victorian plumbing classes, including roofing.
Acts and Regulations
The law itself, free and current, on each parliament's own site — the Building, Plumbing and WHS Acts are all here.
These sites are run by governments, not by TRADePASS. Check the date on anything you rely on — the rules change.