The ABCB is part of a joint endeavour by the Commonwealth, state and territory governments, and the country's plumbing and building industries.

[citation needed] The ABCB is responsible for maintaining requirements which apply to the building and construction industry.

The certificates of compliance of the products are issued by Conformity Assessment Bodies, which the ABCB accredits.

[14] CodeMark is a certification scheme for building products and systems in Australia and New Zealand the ABCB developed and administers.

The ABCB and the New Zealand Department of Building and Housing maintain CodeMark to create confidence and determinability for regulatory bodies by issuing Certificates of Conformity.