Owner-Builder Permit / Licence — QLD, WA, SA, ACT and NT
Form number: QLD: Owner-Builder Permit Application Form (form-ob-permit-application.pdf); WA: Form 75 (Approval — Owner-builder, updated; old version invalid from 1 June 2026); SA: CBS Online Form (via cbs.sa.gov.au/online-forms); ACT: Application for Construction Occupation Licence — Individual Owner Builder (forms.act.gov.au form code 1166); NT: Owner Builder Application Form (bpb.nt.gov.au)
The permit or licence that allows a property owner in QLD, WA, SA, ACT or NT to act as their own principal contractor and manage or carry out residential building work above the relevant state threshold without engaging a licensed builder.
Official source
qbcc.qld.gov.auRelated topics
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Related forms
- Building Permit Application (Multi-state: VIC Form 1 / WA BA1 & BA2 / QLD Building Approval / NSW Development Application)VIC: Form 1 (Application for a Building Permit); NSW: DA form via NSW Planning Portal; QLD: No fixed form number — lodged with private certifier or council; WA: BA1 (certified) / BA2 (uncertified)
- Occupancy Permit / Occupation Certificate (Multi-state: VIC Form 15/16 / NSW OC / QLD Form 11)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)
- Home Building Compensation Fund (HBCF) Certificate of Insurance — NSW / Domestic Building Insurance Certificate — VIC / Home Indemnity Insurance Certificate — WA / QBCC Home Warranty Insurance
- Building Permit Application (Form 1) — All StatesForm 1 (VIC); varies by state
- Occupation Certificate / Occupancy Permit — All StatesNSW: Occupation Certificate (no fixed form number — NSW Planning Portal); QLD: Form 11 (Certificate of Occupancy); VIC: Application for Occupancy Permit (DOCX form via BPC)
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