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Building Certification Services

Randwick City Council's Building Certification Services offers a range of quality building and development related services, including:

  • issuing Construction Certificates  for all types and classes of buildings
  • issuing Complying Development Certificates (fast-track development/construction approvals)
  • inspection of building works during construction and Principal Certifying Authority (PCA) services
  • building and development advice
  • issuing Occupation Certificates  upon completion of development or building work
  • providing advice on building approvals, certification, development consent requirements and modifications, building inspections, principal certifying authority services and relevant fire safety, construction site management and Building Code of Australia requirements. 

How Building Certification Services can help you

  • We can provide the full range of building approvals, building certification and inspection and associated advice to our customers.
  • We provide efficient, cost-effective and quality services.
  • We have a team of professional qualified and experienced building surveyors to provide our services.
  • Council's Building Certification Services are independent and will ensure building regulations, construction standards and development consent requirements are satisfied.
  • As a business unit of Randwick City Council, we have the long-term support and stability of Council.
  • We have access to Council's approvals history and Council's planning officers, so we can provide quick advice and assistance on the development application process.
  • We are flexible and will endeavour to meet our customers' needs. For example, we can carry out inspections at times which accommodate your work commitments (such as early morning inspections) or provide project-specific fee proposals upon request.

Further information

Fees for Building Certification Services are, in most cases, based on the contract price of the building works proposed.  Building Certification Services can also provide project specific fees upon request.

For further details of our fees for:

  • Construction Certificates
  • Complying Development Certificates
  • Building inspection/principal certifying authority services
  • Building advisory services

please contact us.