NSW Building Certification Archives

HIA has issued advice regarding new fees for using the NSW Planning Portal. For more information, please see the link below. https://hia.com.au/regional-news/nsw/introduction-of-fees-for-nsw-planning-portal  

New Government Fees The NSW government has introduced a new $5 fee for lodging certificates on the planning portal. This fee is in addition to…

The Greenfield Housing Code becomes mandatory from 6 July 2021.   From this date, all complying development in greenfield areas will be assessed against the…

A reminder that applications for a Construction Certificate (CC), Complying Development Certificate (CDC) and Occupation Certificate (OC) must be lodged on the NSW Planning Portal…

Sound insulation is required between Class 1 buildings where separating walls are of discontinuous construction.   The National Construction Code (NCC) requires a minimum 20mm…

The energy efficiency requirements of the 2019 BCA came into effect on 1 May 2020 to all states except Queensland.   A new requirement is…

Please see HIA NSW Memorandum – NSW Construction Hours Extended to Support the Building Industry during COVID-19    

  The NCC 2019 has called-up AS4200.2:2017 Pliable building membranes and underlays (installation) for the first time. The standard provides the requirements for how wall…

HIA has released a statement on the NSW Government’s decision to again delay introducing the medium density housing code until 1 July 2020. You can…