Construction & Building Forms
162 formsBuilding Permits & Certification
The mandatory pre-construction application that an owner or builder must lodge before commencing any structural or...
The final mandatory certificate confirming a building surveyor or certifier has verified a completed building is safe...
The permit or licence that allows a property owner in QLD, WA, SA, ACT or NT to act as their own principal contractor...
Mandatory statutory insurance certificate that licensed builders must obtain before accepting any deposit or starting...
Mandatory approval that must be obtained from a registered building surveyor or certifier before commencing any new...
Certificate issued by a building certifier or council at the end of construction that legally authorises a new building...
A mandatory sustainability certificate generated through the NSW Government's online BASIX tool that confirms a...
A certificate issued by an accredited NatHERS assessor confirming a new home's thermal performance star rating and...
A site-specific report prepared by a qualified assessor under AS 3959:2018 that assigns a Bushfire Attack Level (BAL)...
The mandatory insurance that licensed residential builders must take out on behalf of the homeowner before accepting a...
A written residential building contract that must be used when a builder undertakes domestic building work above the...
Victorian Registered Building Practitioner — Domestic Builder Unlimited (DB-U) or Limited (DB-L). Required to contract...
NSW Builder licence covering Class 1 (houses) and Class 2 (multi-residential) buildings. Class 2 work additionally...
QBCC builder licence — Open, Medium Rise, Low Rise, or Project Management classes. Required to contract for any...
Queensland-specific licence required to inspect swimming pool barriers and issue Pool Safety Certificates under the...
NSW Fair Trading issues a General Building Work contractor licence — required for any residential building work over...
QBCC issues four tiered builder licence classes — Builder Open (unrestricted, all classes / all heights), Builder...
The VBA registers builders under the Building Act 1993 — Domestic Builder Unlimited (DB-U) for residential work of any...
WA registers builders under the Building Services (Registration) Act 2011 via Building and Energy (Department of Mines,...
SA licenses builders under the Building Work Contractors Act 1995 via Consumer and Business Services (CBS). Required...
Tasmania registers building practitioners under the Occupational Licensing Act 2005 via Consumer, Building and...
The ACT licenses builders under the Construction Occupations (Licensing) Act 2004. Three classes — Builder Class A...
A NSW owner-builder permit is required for any owner doing residential building work over $10,000 on land they own. The...
In Victoria an owner-builder must obtain a Certificate of Consent from the VBA before applying for a building permit on...
Register high-risk plant — such as cranes, pressure vessels, boilers and escalators — with SafeWork NSW. Certain plant...
A Building Surveyor in VIC issues building permits and certifies that building work complies with the Building Act 1993...
A Registered Certifier (formerly Accredited Certifier) in NSW issues Construction Certificates, Occupation Certificates...
WA registers Building Surveyors under the Building Services (Registration) Act 2011. Three classes — Practitioner,...
In SA, building surveyors and inspectors are accredited under the Planning, Development and Infrastructure Act 2016....
High-Risk Work & Safety
A high risk work licence (class PB) authorising the operation of concrete placing booms — knuckle-type articulated...
A legally required site-specific safety planning document that a PCBU must prepare before commencing any of the 19...
Apply for a Construction Induction Training card (White Card) in Victoria. Required before performing any construction...
Apply for your Construction Induction Card (White Card) in the ACT. Mandatory for anyone performing construction work....
Apply for your White Card (Construction Induction Card) in NSW. Required before starting any construction work....
Obtain your White Card in Tasmania by completing CPCCWHS1001 through an approved RTO, then submitting your application...
Apply for a White Card (Construction Induction Card) in South Australia. Completion of the CPCCWHS1001 unit through an...
Apply for a White Card in Western Australia. You must complete the CPCCWHS1001 training unit through an approved RTO...
Apply for a White Card in the Northern Territory through NT WorkSafe. Complete the CPCCWHS1001 unit via an approved...
Apply for a Construction Induction Training (White Card) in Queensland. Mandatory for all construction workers. You...
Apply for a replacement White Card if yours has been lost, stolen, or damaged. Apply to the authority in the state or...
Apply for a High Risk Work Licence (HRWL) to operate a forklift (class LF — forklift truck, or LO — order picker). You...
Apply for a High Risk Work Licence for scaffolding work. Classes include: Basic Scaffolding (SB), Intermediate...
Apply for a Dogging HRWL (class DG) to attach loads to cranes and direct crane operators. Requires completion of the...
Apply for a Rigging HRWL. Classes include Basic Rigging (RB), Intermediate Rigging (RI), and Advanced Rigging (RA)....
Apply for a Crane Operation HRWL. Multiple crane classes exist: C6 (vehicle loading crane), CB (bridge/gantry crane),...
Apply for a High Risk Work Licence to operate an Elevated Work Platform (EWP) with a boom length greater than 11 metres...
Apply for a High Risk Work Licence to operate boilers and pressure equipment. Classes include: BE (boiler operator —...
Renew your High Risk Work Licence before it expires. An HRWL is valid for 5 years. You can renew online or by post with...
Add a new class to your existing High Risk Work Licence (e.g., add Rigging to an existing Forklift licence). Requires...
Apply for a replacement High Risk Work Licence card if yours has been lost, stolen, or damaged. Apply to the authority...
Transfer your High Risk Work Licence to another state or territory. HRWLs are nationally recognised, so you can...
Apply for a High Risk Work Licence (class WP) to operate an Elevated Work Platform with a boom length exceeding 11...
Prepare a Safe Work Method Statement (SWMS) for high-risk construction work involving working at heights. A SWMS is a...
NSW Painting Licence — required for external residential painting and internal painting as part of broader home...
QBCC Painting & Decorating contractor licence — required for paid painting work over $3,300 in Qld. Trade contractor...
Victorian Demolisher registration — Demolisher (Low rise), Demolisher (Medium rise), Demolisher (Unlimited). Required...
NSW demolition licence under the WHS Regulation 2017 — two licence types (restricted and unrestricted). Issued by...
Tower Crane (CT) High Risk Work Licence plus crew endorsements — Dogger (DG), Basic Rigger (RB), Intermediate Rigger...
Industry-recognised proof-of-training for operators of elevating work platforms with boom length under 11 metres...
A NSW SafeWork Demolition Class 1 (formerly Class A) licence is required for any demolition of a load-bearing or framed...
NSW SafeWork Demolition Class 2 (formerly Class B) licence covers demolition of load-bearing or framed structures up to...
A Basic Scaffolding (SB) High Risk Work Licence covers modular / prefabricated scaffolds, cantilevered materials hoists...
An Intermediate Scaffolding (SI) HRWL covers everything in SB plus cantilevered crane loading platforms, cantilevered...
Advanced Scaffolding (SA) HRWL covers scaffolding work involving cantilevered hoists, hung scaffolds (including...
Working at Heights training (typically the resources-and-infrastructure unit RIIWHS204E Work safely at heights) is the...
Confined space entry is governed nationally by AS 2865 and the WHS Regulation. Training covers entry permit systems,...
A White Card is required by anyone entering a construction site in Australia — including many farms when contractors...
Long Service Leave & Contractor Management
Queensland building and construction employers must register with QLeave, notify it of qualifying projects (total cost...
Victorian building and construction employers must register with LeavePlus (formerly CoINVEST) and submit a quarterly...
In Queensland, paving work over $3,300 requires a QBCC trade contractor licence (Paving). In Victoria, paving alone is...
Queensland-specific QBCC trade contractor licence required for any fencing work valued over $3,300 including labour and...
Synthetic grass install over state thresholds and retaining walls over 1m high are typically classified as...
Register with the NSW Long Service Corporation's portable long service scheme for the building and construction...
Professional Registration (Architects, Engineers, Surveyors)
Online registration application allowing Victorian trade contractors to legally manage and carry out specific classes...
Register as a building practitioner, builder, or building surveyor.
Building inspectors / building surveyors are licensed in each state — NSW Fair Trading licenses Building Consultants,...
You must be registered with the NSW ARB before you can call yourself an architect or use the title "architect" in NSW....
Register with ARBV before practising as an architect in Victoria. Victoria has both individual architect registration...
BOAQ is the registering authority for architects in Queensland under the Architects Act 2002. You must register before...
The Architectural Practice Board of SA registers architects under the Architectural Practice Act 2009. Registration is...
Register with the Architects Board of WA before using the title "architect" or signing architectural documents in WA....
The Architects Board of Tasmania registers architects under the Architects Act 1929 (Tas). Registration is required...
The ACT does not maintain a separate architects registration board. Architects practising in the ACT register with NSW...
The Architects Board of the NT registers architects under the Architects Act 1963 (NT). Registration is required before...
The APE is the national examination required by every Australian state architect registration board before you can...
If you are registered as an architect in any Australian state or NZ (under Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition), you can...
In every Australian state, if you trade under a business name that includes the word "architect" or "architects" (e.g....
Chartered (CPEng) is the national professional credential for engineers, recognised across Australia and feeding into...
The NER is Engineers Australia's public register of qualified engineers. Listing demonstrates you meet the national...
The APEC Engineer credential lets Australian engineers be recognised in other APEC economies (e.g. Japan, Korea,...
IntPE(Aus) is Engineers Australia's international professional engineer credential under the IPEA (International...
EA registration tier for sub-degree engineering practitioners. Engineering Associate (advanced diploma) and Engineering...
Queensland is the only Australian state with long-standing mandatory professional engineer registration. You must be a...
Victoria introduced mandatory Professional Engineers Registration (PER) under the Professional Engineers Registration...
The NSW Design and Building Practitioners Act 2020 requires engineers who work on Class 2 buildings (apartments) and...
Western Australia is rolling out a building engineer registration scheme administered by Building and Energy. Engineers...
BOSSI registers Land Surveyors and Mining Surveyors in NSW under the Surveying and Spatial Information Act 2002....
The Surveyors Registration Board of Victoria licenses cadastral, engineering and mining surveyors under the Surveying...
The Surveyors Board of Queensland registers cadastral, engineering and mining surveyors under the Surveyors Act 2003...
The Surveyors Board of SA licenses cadastral, engineering and mining surveyors under the Survey Act 1992 (SA). A...
The Land Surveyors Licensing Board of WA licenses cadastral surveyors under the Licensed Surveyors Act 1909 (WA). A...
The Land Surveyors Accreditation Board of Tasmania accredits surveyors under the Surveyors Act 2002 (Tas). An...
The ACT Surveyors Act 2007 designates BOSSI as the registering authority for land surveyors practising in the ACT....
The Surveyors Board of the NT licenses cadastral and mining surveyors under the Licensed Surveyors Act 1983 (NT)....
A Mining Surveyor endorsement (sometimes called Authorised Mine Surveyor) lets a registered cadastral surveyor sign...
Professional accreditation recognized nationally for building surveyors, particularly for fire safety assessments and...
Specialty Trades (Asbestos, Pest Control, Fire Safety)
An annual declaration signed by the building owner certifying that every essential fire safety measure in a Class 1b–9...
A mandatory certificate that a licensed waterproofing or plumbing practitioner must issue after completing wet area...
Class A licence allows removal of friable asbestos (sprayed limpet, lagging, asbestos cement powder, weathered fibro)....
Class B licence covers removal of non-friable (bonded) asbestos in quantities over 10 m². Below 10 m² of bonded...
Licensed Asbestos Assessor — independent professional who plans Class A removals, conducts air monitoring, and issues...
Plastering and wall & floor tiling trade contractor licence — Qld requires a QBCC licence for any plastering / tiling...
NSW pest management technicians must hold an EPA-issued licence to apply pesticides commercially. Categories: 1A...
Queensland and Victoria require both an individual pest management technician licence AND a separate business /...
Swimming Pool Builder licence — separate trade class from a general builder. Vic: Domestic Builder Limited (Swimming...
Hazmat Demolition Specialist — covers lead-based paint, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs in pre-1980 transformers /...
Underwater / Marine Demolition Specialist — required for demolition or controlled collapse of wharves, piles, jetties,...
NSW Fire Safety Practitioner accreditation — required under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2021...
Victorian Essential Safety Measures (ESM) Inspector / Maintenance Practitioner — qualified to inspect, test, and...
Anyone using pesticides in NSW for fee or reward to control pests in or around buildings (cockroaches, termites,...
Victorian commercial pest controllers need a Pest Control Licence from the Department of Health under the Public Health...
Queensland Pest Management Technician licence is issued by Queensland Health under the Health (Drugs and Poisons)...
Termite specialist work — pre-construction Part A treatments, post-construction perimeter chemical and physical...
Queensland regulates refrigeration and mechanical services work over the prescribed value through the QBCC. A...
QBCC licenses Cabinet Making and Shopfitting (where carried out as part of building work) as a trade contractor class....
Victoria does not register cabinet making / shopfitting as a stand-alone trade. Practitioners installing fitted...
Class A asbestos removal licence is required to remove any quantity of friable asbestos (loose-fill, lagging, sprayed...
Class B asbestos removal licence is required to remove more than 10 m² of non-friable (bonded) asbestos — typical...
A Licensed Asbestos Assessor (LAA) carries out air monitoring, clearance inspections and clearance certificates for...
A Class A asbestos removal licence is required to remove any quantity of friable asbestos in NSW (and any non-friable...
A Class B licence covers removal of more than 10m² of bonded (non-friable) asbestos in NSW — the typical scope for...
In Victoria, asbestos removal businesses are licensed by WorkSafe Victoria under the OHS Regulations 2017. Class A...
In Queensland, WHSQ issues Class A (friable) and Class B (bonded) asbestos removal licences under the WHS Regulation...
In South Australia, SafeWork SA issues asbestos removal work licences under the WHS Regulations 2012 — Class A for...
WorkSafe WA issues Restricted (bonded > 10m²) and Unrestricted (friable plus all bonded) asbestos removal licences...
Fire protection licensing framework that commenced 1 May 2021 under QBCC regulation. Five fire system streams: passive,...
NSW Government-approved accreditation for fire safety practitioners to certify fire safety measures and conduct annual...
Structural Trades (Carpentry, Roofing, Concreting)
Victoria regulates roofing work via two separate tracks: (1) a Domestic Builder (Limited to Roof Tiling) building...
NSW Carpentry / Joinery trade contractor licence — required for residential carpentry, joinery, or kitchen / bathroom...
QBCC Carpentry trade contractor licence — required for paid carpentry / joinery work over $3,300 in Qld. Joinery work...
Roofing trade contractor licence — Qld QBCC issues separate classes for Roof Tiling, Metal Fabrication & Cladding, and...
NSW Concreting Trade Contractor licence — required for residential concreting work over $5,000 (driveways, slabs,...
Bricklaying Trade Contractor licence — NSW requires for residential bricklaying / blocklaying over $5,000; Qld QBCC...
Pool building (in-ground concrete, fibreglass or vinyl) requires a state builder/trade licence in every state. These...
In NSW any bricklaying or blocklaying work valued over $5,000 (including GST and labour) requires a contractor licence...
QLD requires a QBCC contractor or nominee supervisor licence for any bricklaying or blocklaying work over $3,300 (GST...
NSW Fair Trading licenses carpentry as a separate trade work category under the Home Building Act 1989. Required for...
Carpentry is a QBCC-licensed trade in Queensland — required for any carpentry work over $3,300. Covers structural...
The ACT licenses carpenters under the Construction Occupations (Licensing) Act 2004 via Access Canberra. Required for...
Concreting is a separately licensed trade under the NSW Home Building Act 1989. Required for any structural concrete...
In QLD concreting is split into multiple QBCC trade categories — Concreting (general), Pre-cast Concreting, and Steel...
NSW licenses plastering as Wall and Ceiling Lining (covering solid plastering, fibrous plaster fixing, cornice fixing...
QBCC issues separate licence classes for Solid Plastering, Wall and Ceiling Lining (dry plaster), and Fibrous...
NSW licenses painting and decorating as a separate trade under the Home Building Act 1989. Licence required for...
QBCC issues a Painting and Decorating trade contractor licence — required for any painting work over $3,300 in QLD...
The ACT licenses painters under the Construction Occupations (Licensing) Act 2004. Required for painting and decorating...
Wall and Floor Tiling is a separate licence class under the NSW Home Building Act 1989. Required for any tiling work...
QBCC licenses Wall and Floor Tiling as a stand-alone trade contractor class. Required for any tiling work over $3,300...
NSW licenses roof tiling separately from roof plumbing (metal roofing, gutters, flashings, downpipes). Roof Tiling is a...
QBCC has separate roofing licence classes — Roof Tiling, Metal Roofing and Wall Cladding, and Roof and Wall Cladding....
Glazing (installation of glass in buildings — windows, doors, shopfronts, balustrades, structural glazing) is a...
QBCC licenses Glazing as a stand-alone trade contractor class — covers window glazing, shopfront glazing, structural...