Insulation Australasia (IA) continues to advocate for stronger verification of compliance evidence across the insulation supply chain in Australia and New Zealand.. Building on the concerns raised in our recent Poition Statement, IA has now released a set of procurement documents designed to give specifiers, builders and procurement teams practical tools to verify that insulation products meet the standards and code requirements they are claimed to meet — from specification through to installation.

These resources respond to recurring documentation and traceability gaps that IA members continue to observe across parts of the building product supply chain. Where compliance claims cannot be verified against product-specific evidence — clear product identity and traceability, relevant standard and code claims, matching independent test evidence, current third-party certification, and installer competence where relevant — project parties are exposed to avoidable safety, performance and liability risk. These risks are heightened on publicly funded assets, where procurement governance and public accountability expectations are particularly high.

Product substitution after specification, without an equivalent evidence pack, is one of the most common points where this verification breaks down, and the new documents include specific guidance on requiring like-for-like evidence and accountable sign-off before any substitution is approved. But the guidance extends further, addressing a minimum evidence standard for procurement generally, audit rights and documentation obligations for suppliers, and clear escalation pathways for reporting suspected non-compliance or misleading claims.

The following documents are now available in IA's Technical Reports library:

•   pdf Procurement Verification Checklist (107 KB)
•   pdf Draft Procurement Clause Set (111 KB)
•   pdf Annexure [X] Compliance Evidence Schedule (By Product Type) (113 KB)

IA encourages architects, specifiers, builders, certifiers and procurement professionals to make use of these resources and to incorporate them into standard project documentation and supplier agreements. Members with questions about applying this guidance to specific projects are encouraged to contact IA directly.

ld be read alongside the procurement documents above as a complete picture of IA's position and recommended actions. It follows our earlier IA Position Statement, which set out the industry's position on minimum evidence standards, substitution controls, audit rights and escalation pathways in detail, and should be read alongside the procurement documents above as a complete picture of IA's position and recommended actions.