The National Construction Code (NCC) is a performance based code, consisting of Performance Requirements that specify the minimum level of performance for buildings, plumbing and drainage installations. The Performance Requirements and supporting General Requirements are the mandatory requirements of the code.

The National Construction Code 2016 Consolidated Performance Requirements (Consolidated Requirements) has been developed to highlight the mandatory requirements of the NCC, foster a greater understanding of the NCC as a performance based code and facilitate the increased use of performance based solutions. Whilst not forming part of the NCC, it is intended to provide a compilation of all NCC Performance Requirements and the supporting General Requirements in a single document. It is guidance in nature.

The Consolidated Requirements consists of:

General Requirements consolidated from NCC Volumes One, Two and Three; and
Performance Requirements extracted from NCC Volumes One, Two and Three; and
State and Territory Additions and Variations relevant to the General Requirements and the Performance Requirements extracted from NCC Volumes One, Two and Three.

It has been styled based on a combination of all three Volumes of the NCC. Hence, numbering of similar sections in the Consolidated Requirements may be different to that of the NCC. The heading titles may be used to assist in finding the comparable headings in the NCC.