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Building Certificates
What is a Building Certificate?
A Building Certificate is issued under Section 149A of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act, 1979 and once issued, effectively prevents Council from:
- making an order (or taking proceedings for the making of an order or injunction) under this Act or the Local Government Act 1993 requiring the subject building to be repaired, demolished, altered, added to or rebuilt, and
- taking proceedings in relation to any encroachment by the subject building onto land vested in or under the control of Council, in relation to matters existing or occurring before the date of issue of the certificate.
However, a building certificate does not operate to prevent a council:
- from making order No 6 in the Table to section 121B, or
- from taking proceedings against any person with respect to that person’s failure:
(i) to obtain a development consent with respect to the erection or use of the building, or
(ii) to comply with the conditions of a development consent.
Council is the only authority that may issue a building certificate.
Who can make an application for a Building Certificate?
An application for a building certificate may be made:
(a) by the owner of the land on which the building is erected, or
(b) by any other person, with the consent of the owner of that land, or
(c) by the purchaser under a contract for the sale of property that comprises or includes the building or part, or by the purchaser’s Australian legal practitioner or agent, or
(d) by a public authority that has notified the owner of its intention to apply for the certificate.
What information should be supplied in connection with an application for a Building Certificate?
Dubbo City Council generally requires the following information to be provided with any application for a Building Certificate:
- A completed Building Certificate application form detailing exactly which structures the application relates to and whether it relates to the whole or part of those structures.
- A survey report identifying all relevant structures on the subject property.
- (Note: If the applicant is able to provide evidence that no material change has occurred in relation to the building since the date of a survey certificate which, or a copy of which, is supplied to the council by the applicant, the council is not entitled to require the applicant to supply a more recent survey certificate).
- Access arrangements – It is the applicant’s responsibility to ensure that access for Council to inspect the subject structures has been arranged.
Building Certificate application form (110 KB)
Council retain the power under Section 149C of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act, 1979 to require the applicant to supply it with such information (including building plans, specifications, survey reports and certificates) as may reasonably be necessary to enable the proper determination of the application.
What are the applicable fees?
A fee is payable at the time of lodging the application. View the appropriate fees and charges.
