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Livable Housing Design in Tasmania
Since 1 October 2026, a wider front door and a hobless shower are no longer enough.
The Director’s Determination, the Livable Housing Design Standard clause by clause, and what goes on your drawings. Know which edition and exemptions apply, plan the step-free path, door, threshold and landing from your first levels sketch, check the plan inside, and justify a concession your building surveyor will accept.
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4 modules, 2 case studies, final quiz and certificate.
Introduction and objectives
Why 1 October 2026 changed Tasmanian drawings, the three misreadings behind most redraws, and the four objectives.
Tasmania’s Rules and Where They Sit
Which NCC edition applies today, how Part H8 reaches a house through regulation 82A and the Determination, the lot and building exemptions, and designs caught mid-stream.
Getting to and Through the Door
The step-free access path, ramp arithmetic and the step ramp, the parking space, the 820 mm clear opening, four compliant thresholds, the landing and weatherproofing.
Inside the Dwelling
Internal doors and corridors, the sanitary compartment, Tasmania’s ground level exception, the hobless step-free shower and wall reinforcement for future grabrails.
Concessions, Documents and the Building Surveyor
The two-part step-free concession test, what the drawings must show, additions and alterations, and a livable housing schedule from certificate to site.
The Hobart block and the upside-down house
A Hobart block that was not exempt, and an upside-down house in Launceston tested against the ground level exception.
Key takeaways
The points to carry onto your next Tasmanian house.
Final quiz and certificate
Ten scenario questions. Pass and the certificate goes straight into your dashboard.
Intermediate. For practitioners who already document new Class 1a houses in Tasmania. Reflects the Building Act 2016 (Tas), the Director’s Determination version 1.0 and the Livable Housing Design Standard as published in November 2026; confirm the edition, the Determination version and any exemption or transition for each project with your building surveyor. General professional education, not legal advice.
Written for the people whose drawings and approvals carry Part H8 on Tasmanian houses.
Building Designer
You document new Class 1a houses and set the levels that decide the entry.
Architect
Your plans carry the access path, doors, toilet, shower and reinforcement.
Building Surveyor
You assess livable housing compliance and certify the exemptions and transitions.
Licensed Builder
You build the path, the threshold and the reinforcement the drawings call for.
Access Consultant
You advise on concessions and the evidence behind them.
Where this hour goes on your record.
National Standard of Competency for Architects (NSCA 2021) performance criteria this course aligns with:
Building codes, standards and universal access
Detailed design of access and circulation
Documentation that complies with codes
Certification and approvals documentation
| If you are | How it is recorded |
|---|---|
| A building designer | 1 formal CPD point. Your certificate, the learning outcomes, the module outline and your quiz result are kept in your dashboard, so you can show what you studied if your CPD is audited. |
| An architect | 1 formal CPD point. Aligned with NSCA 2021 performance criteria PC12, PC36, PC46 and PC58. |
| A building surveyor, licensed builder or access consultant | 1 hour of CPD on livable housing design in Tasmania, recorded on your certificate for your registration or licensing body. |
CPD On Demand is not a registered training organisation and courses are not accredited by any registration body. Each course is aligned with the relevant competency frameworks and gives you the records to evidence it. CPD rules differ by registration body and state, so check with yours if you are unsure.
Pairs well with.
Livable Housing Design: NCC Mandatory Provisions
The national Part H8 provisions and the Standard, outside the Tasmanian layer.
How the NCC Actually Works: Structure, Responsibility & Compliance Pathways
Performance requirements, deemed-to-satisfy solutions and who decides.
Construction Waterproofing 101: Avoiding Common Mistakes
Wet area and external waterproofing details that fail most often.
Before you enrol.
Get Part H8 right on your next Tasmanian house, in one self-paced hour.
$99, 60 minutes, certificate on completion.