The Queensland Productivity Commission is pushing to opt out of the National Construction Code’s Liveable Housing Design Standard.

The standard allows Australians with a disability and with an accessibility need to add simple features for a better quality of life and improve safety.

Disability advocate Dane Cross spoke to The Wire , claiming the recommendation is a backwards for accessibility.

The<a href="https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.qpc.qld.gov.au%2Fcontent%2Finquiries%2Fconstruction-productivity.html&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cvanessa.smith%40cbaa.org.au%7C495dbde1a2ee478a5a0408dde5e49338%7Cc510d39b72754d838d8da2513312b239%7C1%7C0%7C638919492072570308%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=30CWT7q5NQoTRNSyEjdob5edPQM5zagTrGEhLkuU1qg%3D&amp;reserved=0">&nbsp;Queensland Productivity Commission</a>&nbsp;is pushing to opt out of the National Construction Code&rsquo;s&nbsp;Liveable Housing Design Standard.
The standard allows Australians with a disability and with an accessibility need to add simple features for a better quality of life and improve safety.
Disability advocate Dane Cross spoke to The Wire , claiming the recommendation is a backwards for accessibility.

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