Country: Australia

Architectural code and regulatory reference for projects in any Australian state or territory. Activate this skill on any Australian city/state reference (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Canberra, Hobart, Darwin), AUD currency, mention of "NCC"/"BCA"/"AS"/"AS/NZS"/"NatHERS"/"BASIX"/"Premises Standards", Green Star, or state acronyms (NSW, VIC, QLD, WA, SA, TAS, ACT, NT).

1. Regulatory Hierarchy

Australia operates as Archetype B (National Model + State Adoption) with Archetype E (Performance-Based) characteristics. The NCC is a single performance-based code adopted by each state's Building Act, with state-specific variations published as A1-A8 appendices.

1.1 Authority Stack