The National Construction Code (NCC) is Australia’s performance-based building and plumbing code.

It sets the minimum technical requirements for the construction of new buildings (and new building work in existing buildings). The primary concern of the NCC is to ensure the life safety of people in buildings.

This includes buildings used for farming purposes. This document looks at the requirements in NCC Volume One specifically relating to sheds and buildings located on farms.

The provisions in the NCC relating to farm buildings and sheds distinguish the difference between buildings used primarily for farming purposes and buildings used for other storage, manufacturing or processing purposes.

The requirements of Part H3 of NCC Volume One set out additional or exemptions relating to are either additional or exemptions to other building code requirements contained within Sections C, D, E and F of NCC Volume One, for farm buildings and farm sheds.