Northern Territory CPD
CPD for how the Northern Territory actually builds, whenever NCC 2025 arrives
The Northern Territory has not adopted NCC 2025 and has set no date, so NCC 2022, as amended, continues. This Northern Territory CPD for building designers, architects and energy assessors keeps you current on the national changes in the meantime. Product neutral, recognised CPD.
Built for
- Building designers
- Architects
- Energy assessors
- Drafting & documentation staff
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No date yet. That is not the same as no change.
The Territory stays on NCC 2022 for now, but Western Australia adopted NCC 2025 on 1 May 2026 and Queensland follows on 1 May 2027. If you work across borders, you need both editions.
The context
NCC 2022 continues in the Territory
A ministerial declaration under the Building Act 1993 keeps NCC 2022, as amended, in place. No adoption date for NCC 2025 has been set.
The cost
Out of date guidance travels fast
An early report said the Territory would adopt NCC 2025 on 1 May 2026. That was reversed. Designing to the wrong edition means rework.
The fix
Current, Territory-aware, product neutral
Recognised CPD that covers what applies in the Territory now and what NCC 2025 will change. No vendor content, just the code and the practice.
What’s different in the Territory
The position below is specific to the Northern Territory.
In short
Which NCC applies in the Northern Territory, and what CPD is available?
NCC 2022, as amended, applies in the Northern Territory right now. NCC 2025 has not been adopted in the Territory and no adoption date has been set. CPD On Demand offers recognised, product neutral online CPD for NT building designers, architects and energy assessors: national NCC 2025 courses are available now, and NT-specific courses are in development. Correct as at September 2026.
- Not adopted. NCC 2025 has not been adopted in the Northern Territory, and no date has been set.
- NCC 2022 continues. A ministerial declaration under the Building Act 1993 keeps NCC 2022, as amended, in place.
- Disregard the early report. An April 2026 report that the Territory would adopt NCC 2025 from 1 May 2026 was reversed.
- Across the border. Western Australia adopted NCC 2025 on 1 May 2026, and Queensland moves to it on 1 May 2027.
- When NCC 2025 does arrive. It brings climate zones 1 and 3 into the condensation rules for the first time.
Always confirm the edition that applies to your project with your state or territory building authority. Correct as at September 2026.
NT at a glance
NCC 2022
Continues in the Territory.
- NCC 2025 not adopted
- No adoption date set
- WA and Queensland work may need NCC 2025
NT courses are coming. Start with the national changes.
NT-specific courses are in development. In the meantime, these national courses cover what NCC 2025 changes, for cross-border work now and for the Territory when it adopts. Each one is complete and certificated on its own.
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In development
NT-specific courses are in production
Courses written for Top End work are in development, including hot humid passive design and cyclonic construction for wind regions C and D. Sign up and you will hear the day each one is released.
In development, no release dates yet
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NCC 2025
The reasoning behind NCC 2025, the staggered adoption timeline across the states and territories, and how to work out which edition governs a project when approval timing straddles a changeover date. A significant part covers condensation management, the headline residential change.
You will walk away able to
- Determine when NCC 2025 applies in your state and design confidently across a changeover.
- Analyse condensation management and its impact on your wall and roof detailing and material selection.
- Build a practical plan to prepare your standard details, templates and consultant briefings before your state adopts NCC 2025.
1 recognised CPD, certificate included
03
Condensation management
How condensation forms inside residential wall and roof assemblies, and how NCC 2025 addresses the risk through ventilated cavities, building membranes and climate specific design decisions.
You will walk away able to
- Select the appropriate vapour permeance class for building membranes based on climate zone and construction type.
- Determine when drained and ventilated cavities are required and incorporate them into compliant wall and roof designs.
- Prepare clear drawings and specifications that demonstrate condensation compliance and support efficient certification.
1 recognised CPD, certificate included
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Water management
The NCC 2025 water management provisions for balconies, podiums and concrete roofs in Class 2 to 9 buildings, and the staged state and territory adoption that decides which edition governs a project.
You will walk away able to
- Identify which balconies, podiums and concrete roofs the NCC 2025 water management provisions reach and which conditions the application clause excludes.
- Confirm which NCC edition governs a project from the staged state and territory adoption arrangements.
- Apply the minimum fall, step down, hob and overflow requirements to the structural substrate rather than the screed or finish.
1 recognised CPD, certificate included
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Energy assessment
For energy assessors: how to read a NatHERS specification that exists but says too little, and turn its words into defensible modelling inputs using the Technical Note’s evidence standard.
You will walk away able to
- Classify every line of a specification as prescriptive, performance or reference, and state what each can give a NatHERS model.
- Assess an underspecified window schedule against the Technical Note’s rules, including the three conditions for substituting a custom window.
- Write the ranked clarification request and the certificate note that let a certifier test the built house without a dispute.
Counts toward your CPD, certificate included
Built for the people who draw, specify and assess Territory work.
If you design, document, coordinate or rate residential work in the Territory, these courses are pitched at the decisions you actually make.
Building designers
Concept through to lodgement
Architects
Residential and multi-residential practice
Energy assessors
Where the code meets your ratings
Drafting & documentation staff
The people preparing the set
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Work through each CPD online, on any device. Stop, start and rewind. Your progress is saved.
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Complete the short quiz on each course to receive your certificate.
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Keep
Your CPD record and certificates are stored in your dashboard for whenever you need them.
What you might be wondering.
Are CPD On Demand courses recognised CPD?
Yes. Each CPD On Demand course is recognised CPD, worth one formal CPD point for architects and building designers, with a certificate when you complete it. For energy assessors, each assessor course is one technical CPD point. ABSA and BDAA accept CPD On Demand courses. Check how your registration body or association asks you to log it.
Which NCC edition applies in the Northern Territory?
NCC 2022, as amended, continues to apply in the Northern Territory. NCC 2025 has not been adopted and no date has been set. Always confirm the edition that applies to your project with your state or territory building authority.
What CPD courses does CPD On Demand offer for the Northern Territory?
CPD On Demand offers national courses on NCC 2025, condensation management and balcony and podium waterproofing, and a course for energy assessors on NatHERS specifications. NT-specific courses are in development. Each course is online, product neutral and recognised CPD.
When will NCC 2025 apply in the Northern Territory?
No date has been set. NCC 2025 has not been adopted in the Northern Territory, and a ministerial declaration under the Building Act 1993 keeps NCC 2022, as amended, in place.
How do I get notified of new NT courses?
Use the sign-up form at the top of this page. You are subscribed straight away, and you will get an email when a new NT course is released or there is NCC 2025 changeover news for NT. No spam, and you can unsubscribe any time.
Do CPD On Demand courses need a subscription?
No. Each CPD On Demand course is $99, paid once, with no subscription and no ongoing obligation. Your certificates are stored in your dashboard.
Are CPD On Demand courses product neutral?
Yes. CPD On Demand courses have no vendor content and no product pitches. They teach the code and the practice, not a product.
Northern Territory CPD
Northern Territory CPD for building designers, kept current.
Recognised CPD written for how the Territory actually builds. Sign up once and hear the day a new NT course is released.
Product neutral. No vendor content.
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