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Certification, assessed against the framework that governs it.

Three certificates and Principal Certifier appointments, each with the documentation requirements set out plainly, supported by inspections, compliance advice and the wider services a residential project needs.

CDC

Complying Development Certificates

A combined planning and construction approval issued under the Codes SEPP when a proposal meets every development standard.

Assessment basis
Codes SEPP 2008
Notification
Where the code requires
Type
Code-based, not merit
CC

Construction Certificates

Certifies that detailed construction documents are consistent with the development consent and comply with the Building Code of Australia before work starts.

Governing law
EP&A Act 1979
Regulation
EP&A (DC&FS) Reg 2021
Standard
BCA / NCC
OC

Occupation Certificates

Authorises occupation of a completed building once required inspections and documentation confirm it is suitable to occupy.

Issued by
Principal Certifier
Final inspection
Before issue
Types
Partial or whole
PC

Principal Certifier Appointments

Independent oversight of a project from commencement to completion, including the mandatory critical-stage inspections.

Appointed by
The owner
Acts in
The public interest
Inspections
At each critical stage

Advisory, inspections & specialist certificates

The wider services a residential project needs.

Alongside the core certificates, we provide the advisory work, inspections and specialist certification that keep a project compliant from feasibility to completion.

Preliminary Complying Development Assessment

Early-stage assessment to determine CDC eligibility and identify compliance issues before formal submission.

Mandatory Inspections

The mandatory critical stage inspections for Class 1 and 10 buildings, plus inspections undertaken for other principal certifiers.

BCA / NCC Compliance Advice & Reports

Guidance and written reports on compliance with the Building Code of Australia and National Construction Code.

Swimming Pool Compliance

Assessment and certification of pool barriers and safety against NSW legislation and Australian Standards.

Crown Certificates

Certification for development carried out by or on behalf of government agencies and public authorities.

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