Your obligations Appoint and enter into a contract with your chosen certifier. The choice and appointment of a certifier is yours – your builder may recommend a certifier but cannot appoint the certifier for you, cannot offer to change the contract price, and cannot refuse to carry out work if a particular certifier is not appointed. You must communicate with your builder, who will notify the certifier of each stage of work so the certifier can inspect it. If an inspection is missed, the certifier may have to refuse to issue an occupation certificate. You can request that the certifier and builder copy you into all correspondence between them. Finding more information on certifiers Details of the class of registration each certifier holds, their period of registration, professional indemnity insurance and disciplinary history can be found at www.fairtrading.nsw.gov.au: • Details of registered certifiers (or search ‘appointing a certifier’ from the homepage) • Disciplinary actions against certifiers (or search ‘certifier disciplinary register’ from the homepage). Questions? The Fair Trading website www.fairtrading.nsw.gov.au has information about certifiers, enforcement powers, how to replace a certifier and resolving concerns about a certifier: • Search ‘what certifiers do’ for information about a certifier’s role and responsibilities. • Search ‘concerns with development’ for information about enforcement powers of certifiers, councils and Fair Trading, and how to resolve concerns about a certifier.
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Information about registered certifiers – Home Building Act 1989 – June 2020
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