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If you are planning to carry out building work or subdivide land you may need to have certificates issued under Part 4 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment (EP&A) Act 1979 from either your local council or an accredited certifier. If your development needs to be certified, you need to choose whether to appoint the local council and/or a private certifier to do this work.
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What is certification?
If you are planning to carry out building work or subdivide land you may need to have certificates issued under Part 4 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment (EP&A) Act 1979 from either your local council or an accredited certifier
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What is an accredited certifier?
An accredited certifier is a private accredited professional, who, depending on their accreditation, can act as a principal certifying authority that can issue Part 4 and 4A certificates under the Environmental Planning and Assessment (EP&A) Act 1979.
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Categories of accreditation
Accredited certifiers, depending on their level of accreditation, can issue complying development certificates, compliance certificates, construction certificates, occupation certificates, subdivision certificates and strata certificates.
Not all accredited certifiers can issue all of these certificates. Before hiring an accredited certifier you must confirm their level of accreditation to ensure they can issue the certificates you need.
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Who accredits the certifiers?
The Building Professionals Board accredits all certifiers. The Board accredits suitably qualified professionals in accordance with the requirements in the Accreditation Scheme for Accredited Certifiers, to enable them to certify plans and inspect and certify construction work according to their areas of expertise and levels of accreditation.
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Appointing a principal certifying authority
Under the Environmental Planning and Assessment (EP&A) Act 1979 a principal certifying authority (PCA) must be appointed before any building or subdivision work can begin.
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