The Liveable Social and Affordable Higher Density Housing SBEnrc project is investigating liveable1 and affordable higher density housing opportunities, with a focus on urban precincts. Key topics reviewed include: 1) Liveability outcomes, including accessibility in both medium and high density housing and the urban precinct. 2) Adoption of liveable design elements, highlighting successful best practice examples, and identifying pathways for adoption and barriers to uptake. 3) Understanding the value equation through capturing and demonstrating social and economic benefits to the broader community. 4) Exploring next generation thinking in order to maximise future infrastructure benefits and minimise future risks. Regulations, national and international standards, government policy and cross-sectoral guidelines all inform the development and delivery of liveable and accessible housing and urban precincts in Australia. This legislative and policy environment is entwined with industry and community expectations, and return on investment decisions made on a daily basis, which together shape the built environment outcomes. This snapshot provides an overview of the current regulatory and policy environment at a national level, and specifically at Queensland (Qld) and Western Australian (WA) state level. Additional details provided in the review of literature are available on the project website - https://sbenrc.com.au/research-programs/1-71/. This analysis of regulatory and policy environment will inform the Liveability Framework for Medium and Higher Density Housing that is currently under development as one of the outcomes of this research.