Where the Commonwealth funding conditions apply, Project Co and its Subcontractors who are 'Building Contractors' or 'Building Industry Participants' under the Building Act 2016 (Cth) will be required to comply with the Building Code 2016. The Building Code 2016 was established via the Building Act 2016 (Cth) and commenced operation on 2 December 2016.
Building Contractors and Building Industry Participants (i.e. Project Co and its Subcontractors) become subject to the Building Code 2016 from the first time they submit an expression of interest or tender for Commonwealth Funded Building Work and become 'code covered entities'.
Subject to certain limited exemptions (which largely expire on 30 August 2017), Project Co and its Subcontractors must comply with the Building Code 2016 and not be subject to an Exclusion Sanction.
In general terms the purpose of the Building Code 2016 is to set out the Commonwealth Government's expected standards of conduct for all Building Industry Participants (including Building Contractors) that seek to be, or are, involved in Commonwealth Funded Building Work.
Building Code 2016 compliance is monitored by the Australian Building and Construction Commission.