WHAT DOES A REGISTERED CERTIFiER DO?

About Registered Certifiers

A Registered Certifier is a building professional, who, depending on their type of registration, can act as a Principal Certifier (building inspection role) and/or can issue Part 4 and 4A certificates under the Environmental Planning and Assessment (EP&A) Act 1979 (issue Complying Development Certificates, Construction Certificates, Strata Certificates and Occupation Certificates for projects).

If you are planning to carry out building work or subdivide land you may be required, under state legislation, to obtain approvals and be issued with particular certificates.

To obtain approvals and receive the appropriate certificates you can choose to appoint either a Register Certifier working in private practice or a Registered Certifier working in the local council.

The range of certificates includes:

Complying development certificates - authorising building or subdivision work where a Development Consent is not required
Construction certificates - authorising building or subdivision work where a Development Consent is required
Occupation certificates - permitting the occupation or use of a building
Subdivision certificates - allowing a strata subdivision to be registered by the Department of Lands
Strata certificates - allowing a subdivision to be registered by the Department of Lands

Not all Registered Certifiers can issue all of these certificates. Depending on their qualifications and level of registration, some Registered Certifiers can only issue certain certificates.

When appointing a Registered Certifier it is important that you check that they can issue the type of certificate you need.