Pre-CC checklist

• Site Address
  Address

• Application reference

• Prepared by

• Has application for CC been made in writing (check for form)

  Yes

  No

• Has application been made by a person who is eligible to appoint a principal certifying authority for the relevant development?

  Yes

  No

• Will the development affect an existing building?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• An inspection of the existing building must be carried out (Clause 143B EP&A Reg 2000).

• What class(es) of building is the existing building(s)?

  Select 1a - dwelling 1b - boarding house or short-term accommodation 2 - two or more SOU dwellings 3 - other residential building 4 - dwelling part of 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9 5 - Office building NSW 6 - shop 7a - carpark 7b - storage, or wholesale 8 - Laboratory/workshop/factory 9a - Health-care building 9b - Assembly building 9c - residential care building 10a - non-habitable building 10b - structure (mast/retaining wall/pool etc) 10c - private bushfire shelter

  • 1a - dwelling
  • 1b - boarding house or short-term accommodation
  • 2 - two or more SOU dwellings
  • 3 - other residential building
  • 4 - dwelling part of 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9
  • 5 - Office building
  • NSW 6 - shop
  • 7a - carpark
  • 7b - storage, or wholesale
  • 8 - Laboratory/workshop/factory
  • 9a - Health-care building
  • 9b - Assembly building
  • 9c - residential care building
  • 10a - non-habitable building
  • 10b - structure (mast/retaining wall/pool etc)
  • 10c - private bushfire shelter

• The inspection must include an inspection of the parts of the building affects and the egress routes from those parts (Clause 143B, EP&A Reg 2000).

• Is the value of the building works equal to or more than $25,000?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has the Long Service Levy been paid?

  Yes

  No

• Are there conditions on the consent that must be satisfied before a Construction Certificate can be issued?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have these conditions been satisfied?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there a planning agreement in place in relation to the development?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are there requirements of the agreement that are required to be complied with before a construction certificate for building work or subdivision work is issued?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have these conditions been satisfied?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What class(es) will the building be?

  Select 1a - dwelling 1b - boarding house or short-term accommodation 2 - two or more SOU dwellings 3 - other residential building 4 - dwelling part of 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9 5 - Office building NSW 6 - shop 7a - carpark 7b - storage, or wholesale 8 - Laboratory/workshop/factory 9a - Health-care building 9b - Assembly building 9c - residential care building 10a - non-habitable building 10b - structure (mast/retaining wall/pool etc) 10c - private bushfire shelter

  • 1a - dwelling
  • 1b - boarding house or short-term accommodation
  • 2 - two or more SOU dwellings
  • 3 - other residential building
  • 4 - dwelling part of 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9
  • 5 - Office building
  • NSW 6 - shop
  • 7a - carpark
  • 7b - storage, or wholesale
  • 8 - Laboratory/workshop/factory
  • 9a - Health-care building
  • 9b - Assembly building
  • 9c - residential care building
  • 10a - non-habitable building
  • 10b - structure (mast/retaining wall/pool etc)
  • 10c - private bushfire shelter

• Is the building proposed to have a total floor area of 2,000 square metres or more?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do the plans and specifications provide for an alternative solution to meet the performance requirements contained in any of the Category 2 fire safety provisions? (that is CP9, EP1.3, EP1.4, EP1.6, EP2.2 or EP3.2)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Referral to the Fire Commissioner is required within 7 days of receipt (clause 144, EP&A Reg 2000).

• Is the building proposed to have a fire compartment with a total floor area of more than 2,000 square metres?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do the plans and specifications provide for an alternative solution to meet the performance requirements contained in any of the Category 2 fire safety provisions? (that is CP9, EP1.3, EP1.4, EP1.6, EP2.2 or EP3.2)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Referral to the Fire Commissioner is required within 7 days of receiving the CC application (Clause 144, EP&A Reg 2000)

• Is the building proposed to have a total floor area of more than 6,000 square metres?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do the plans and specifications provide for an alternative solution to meet the performance requirements contained in any of the Category 2 fire safety provisions? (that is CP9, EP1.3, EP1.4, EP1.6, EP2.2 or EP3.2)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Referral to the Fire Commissioner is required within 7 days of receiving the CC application (Clause 144, EP&A Reg 2000)

• Yes

  No

  N/A

• How many storeys is the building?

• Do the plans and specifications for the work provide for an alternative solution to meet performance requirement CP2, to the extent that it relates to external combustible cladding?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the alternative solution apply the verification method CV3 in Volume 1 of the Building Code of Australia in its entirety?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Referral to the Fire Commissioner is required within 7 days of receiving the CC application (Clause 144, EP&A Reg 2000)

• How many storeys is the building?

• Do the plans and specifications provide for an alternative solution to meet performance requirement CP2 , to the extent that it relates to external combustible cladding?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the alternative solution apply the verification method CV3 in its entirety?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Referral to the Fire Commissioner is required within 7 days of receiving the CC application (Clause 144, EP&A Reg 2000)

• Does the building work involve an alternative solution in respect of a fire safety requirement?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has an alternative solution report been obtained or provided?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• An alternative solution report must be obtained or provided (clause 144A, EP&A Reg 2000)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Was the report prepared by or on behalf or a person with the qualifications required by clause 144A of the EP&A Reg 2000?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the report include a statement that the alternative solution complies with the relevant performance requirements of the Building Code of Australia

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the report where relevant, identify the deemed-to-satisfy provisions of the Building Code of Australia being varied?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the report describe and justify the alternative solution, including the acceptance criteria and parameters on which the justification is based and any restrictions or conditions on the alternative solution

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the report include a copy of the brief on which the justification of the alternative solution is based?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Satisfaction of Certifier

• Are you satisfied that the report correctly identifies both the performance requirements and the deemed-to-satisfy provisions of the Building Code of Australia?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are you satisfied that the plans show, and the specifications describe, the physical elements of the alternative solution (where they are capable of being shown and described)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there a BASIX certificate or certificates for the development?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do the plans and specifications for the building include the matters required by each relevant BASIX certificate? (clause 145(1)(a1) EP&A Reg 2000)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the design and construction of the building or subdivision work (as depicted in the plans/specs/info supplied) not inconsistent woith the development consent? (Clause 145 (1)(a) EP&A Reg 2000)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• In addition to the matters dealt with by this checklist, the proposed building (unless a temporary building) must comply with the relevant requirements of the Building Code of Australia. (refer clause 145 (1)(b) of the EP&A Reg 2000)