Building and Development Certifiers Regulation 2020

A registered certifier who holds a building surveyor—restricted (class 1 and 10 buildings) class of registration is authorised to carry out all certification work other than the following—

certification work under the Strata Act,

certification work under the Planning Act in relation to subdivision work,

the exercise of a function of a certifier specified in section 6.5 of the Planning Act for a building other than a class 1 or 10 building,

the exercise of a function of a principal certifier for a building other than a class 1 or 10 building,

the issue of a complying development certificate or a certificate referred to in section 6.4 of the Planning Act in respect of a building other than a class 1 or 10 building,

certification work under the Swimming Pools Act 1992 if the swimming pool achieves compliance with the performance requirements of the Building Code of Australia (other than those in the code, Volume 2, H2P4) by means of a performance solution,

certification work referred to in clause 6(2) of this Schedule.

Despite subclause (1)(c), the registered certifier is authorised to carry out a critical stage inspection required under the Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021, section 61 in relation to a building other than a class 1 or 10 building if—

the registered certifier is an individual, and

the inspection is carried out under the supervision of a registered certifier—

who holds one of the following classes of registration—

a building surveyor—unrestricted class of registration,

a building surveyor—restricted (all classes of building) class of registration, and

who is—

the principal certifier for the work, or

if the principal certifier is not an individual—an individual authorised by the principal certifier.

Subclause (2) does not apply in relation to a building that is an excluded building under this schedule, clause 7.