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- Optical astronomy in Australia
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- Applying to export rough diamonds
- Applying to export uranium and controlled ores
- Offshore mineral exploration and mining
- Offshore oil and gas exploration and development
- Offshore petroleum exploration acreage release process
- Regulating offshore oil and gas in Australian Commonwealth waters
- Regulating the Ranger Uranium Mine
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- Australian Square Kilometre Array Fellowships Programme
- Business Research and Innovation Initiative
- Business-research collaboration
- Collaborating with Asia-Pacific on science, research and innovation
- Collaborating with China on science and research
- Collaborating with India on science and research
- Cooperative research centres
- Enabling international space investment
- Industry 4.0
- Inspiring Australia: Science engagement in Australia
- International research collaboration
- Moon to Mars: opportunities for Australian businesses
- Prime Minister's Prizes for Science
- Research and Development Tax Incentive
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- Transitioning Australia’s automotive manufacturing industry
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Building Ministers' Forum sub-groups
To progress the Building Ministers’ Forum (BMF) priorities and other issues of national significance, the BMF is responsible for setting the strategic direction for these groups and forums.
Australian Building Codes Board
The Australian Building Codes Board (ABCB) is a multi-jurisdictional standards writing body.
The ABCB oversees the development of the National Construction Code. The NCC contains all on-site building and plumbing requirements in a single document.
The roles and responsibilities are in the Inter-Governmental agreement on the ABCB website.
Senior Officers’ Group
The Senior Officers’ Group (SOG) provides strategic policy advice to the BMF on building and construction issues of national significance.
The SOG is chaired and coordinated by the Queensland Department of Housing and Public Works.
The roles and responsibilities are in the Senior Officers’ Group Terms of Reference [24.1KB PDF] [31.7KB DOCX]
Non-conforming building products
A priority focus of the SOG has been on non-conforming building products.
The SOG provided advice to the BMF on ways to minimise risk:
Strategies to Address Risks Related to Non-conforming Building Products: Report [1.1MB PDF]
Aluminium composite panels
The SOG is consulting with industry on possible options for a new system of permanent labelling for cladding products.
Read the Permanent Labelling System for aluminium composite products: Discussion paper [255.1KB PDF]
If you are experiencing difficulty accessing documents, please email BMF.Secretariat@industry.gov.au
Building Regulators’ Forum
The Building Regulators’ Forum (BRF) is chaired by the Queensland Building and Construction Commission.
The BRF:
- helps building regulators work more cooperatively and efficiently across jurisdictions and portfolios on non‐conforming buildings products
- monitors cladding audits and reviews
The roles and responsibilities are in the Building Regulators’ Forum Terms of Reference [42.6KB PDF] [DOCX 30.2KB]
For further information regarding the BRF please contact the secretariat: BRF.Secretariat@qbcc.qld.gov.au
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Contacts for jurisdictions and information on non-conforming building products are on the ABCB website.
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- Email BMF.Secretariat@industry.gov.au
- Post: BMF Secretariat, GPO Box 2013, CANBERRA ACT 2601
Last updated: 8 December 2020
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