Occupancy Permit / Occupation Certificate (Multi-state: VIC Form 15/16 / NSW OC / QLD Form 11)
VICNSWQLD
Form number: VIC: Form 15 (Application for Occupancy Permit) + Form 16 (Occupancy Permit); NSW: Occupation Certificate (no fixed form number — lodged via NSW Planning Portal); QLD: Form 11 (Certificate/Interim Certificate of Occupancy, replacing certificate of classification from October 2020)
The final mandatory certificate confirming a building surveyor or certifier has verified a completed building is safe and fit for occupation, which must be obtained before a new building can be legally occupied.
Official source
vba.vic.gov.auRelated topics
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