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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ"> RI Australia [mailto:reply@riaustralia.org]
<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, 27 March 2019 12:56 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'RI Australia' <reply@riaustralia.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> RIA update - March 2019<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060">RIA members & friends
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060">As advised the
</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Australian Building Codes Board Consultation Outcomes Report on
</span><span lang="EN-AU"><a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fwww.abcb.gov.au%2fInitiatives%2fAll%2fAccessible-Housing&c=E,1,xipHtPZm7ffCNjGXp3fDCnleciucS3cP3Rqqx-YrqbWQ2769tjg3XAo77vMOAcjphF7hWc1aOz95Ir6smn1GOm_jY2AR_-hh4Bje11-Aabrb9w,,&typo=1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Accessible
Housing Project</span></a></span><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">
<span style="color:#002060">is due in late March 2019.</span></span><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">The Accessible Housing project is undertaking Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA) of options for potential minimum accessibility standards
for housing, to be applied through the NCC. Accessible housing is any housing that includes features to enable use by people either with a disability or through their life stages. The Consultation Report is the outcome of the first round of consultation and
will provide direction for the ABCB in its development of the RIA.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">The RIA must consider the
</span></i><span lang="EN-AU"><a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2fwww.livablehousingaustralia.org.au%2flibrary%2fLHAGuidlinesEditionNo4-2017.pdf&c=E,1,cszgjcCn_QuQDhX49LhmcJNhj5oWhEBjUaAfjs7U5UEXNRsZq5Dk6rThFohoTd7NWqlC_qgcHlFcqFCQAgEVkR06alkxRpXD1Dc4C-AIox6LvgZf9RYGAJXC&typo=1"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Livable
Housing Design Guidelines</span></i></a></span><i><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"> Silver and Gold level specifications as possible options for a minimum accessibility standard, and additional
options identified through consultation.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">The following national and international information is attached<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">ADDC Bulletins – February & March<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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