Inter-Jurisdictional Regulatory Collaboration Committee

The purpose of the Inter-jurisdictional Regulatory Collaboration Committee (IRCC) is to promote effective international collaboration concerning ‘best current practice’ building regulatory systems, in particular those that are functional, objective, or performance-based. This purpose necessitates interaction with bodies having compatible interests worldwide.

The IRCC provides a platform for sharing information and promoting ideas about developing new building regulatory methods in response to emerging issues.

In terms of influencing policy, the approach will be indirect, with members at liberty to use information developed/collected by the IRCC to inform their own domestic policies, with no obligation for IRCC members to adopt or promote certain policies.

Specific goals of the IRCC include:

1. Providing a forum for promoting a common understanding of, and a framework for, building regulatory system development that are objective based and aim to meet societal needs;

2. Identifying contemporary and anticipated public policies, regulatory infrastructure, education and technology issues for implementing and managing building regulatory systems.

3. Fostering the exchange of ideas and the development of ‘best current practice’ documents and approaches;

4. Promoting the sharing of information and the pooling of resources to aid research and development of commonly-needed components of a ‘best current practice’ building regulatory system;

5. Providing guidance and feedback for members in their development and implementation of ‘best current practice’ building regulatory systems;

6. Providing benefit to countries embarking on ‘best current practice’ building regulation development, by providing guidance and reference materials, thus minimising potential duplication;

7. Developing ‘best current practice’ building regulatory systems that cultivate productivity, competitiveness and innovation; and

8. Advocating for effective building regulations and properly functioning regulatory systems.

9. Fostering co-operation and participation in activities that contribute to the international community (Note: that the involvement of individual members in such activities is at their discretion).

10. Ability to collaborate within a group of countries with a common interest on a specific emerging issue.