Australia / Northern Territory
Building compliance for Northern Territory builders and trades
National checks
NCC edition in force: NCC 2022
NT has not announced an NCC 2025 adoption date.
Ask or photo a defect for the Northern Territory and get the cited NCC or standard clause. Checklists for each trade when you want the full list.
What's different in Northern Territory
Regulator: NT Building Advisory Services and Building Practitioners Board
Which NCC edition applies
The NT hasn't adopted NCC 2025, so NCC 2022 still applies. Check NT.GOV.AU for any change.
SourcePrivate certifiers
Registered building certifiers issue permits and inspect work at mandatory stages, typically pre-pour, frame, block wall, wet area and final.
SourceWork stops at each stage
Work can't continue past a stage until the certifier has inspected and authorised it.
SourceCoverage for Northern Territory
Example checklist items
From the free sample checklist, as shown to NT users.
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Wet-area waterproofing: new house · Pre start
Wet areas identified on plans (shower bath laundry WC) with waterproofing extent shownCheck: Housing Provisions 10.2.1
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Wet-area waterproofing: new house · Substrate
Floor falls to waste are correct with no pondingCheck: Housing Provisions 10.2.12 (falls); AS 3740-1994Older edition Cited from AS 3740-1994; NCC 2025 references AS 3740-2021 (Waterproofing of domestic wet areas).
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Wet-area waterproofing: new house · Membrane
Floor-wall junctions bond-breakers or flashing fillets installedCheck: AS 3740-1994Older edition Cited from AS 3740-1994; NCC 2025 references AS 3740-2021 (Waterproofing of domestic wet areas).
FAQ
Check your next job against the rules
Free to start: ask a question or photograph a defect and get the clause. Paid plans add your trade's full checklists.
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