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Occupation Certificate - Newcastle City Council - New South Wales

Description

You will need this certificate to occupy and use a new building or part of a building, or change the use of an existing building. The Building Code of Australia (chapters one and two of the National Construction Code) details what uses are permitted for different classes of building.

A partial Occupation Certificate may be issued for staged works, allowing you to occupy a part of the building. 

Service type

Licence

A licence defines the need to obtain recognition / certification and registration to undertake a certain business activity.

Eligibility requirements

To be eligible for this certificate you must provide a copy of:

  • the relevant Development Consent or Complying Development Certificate
  • any relevant Construction Certificate
  • any relevant Fire Safety Certificate
  • any relevant Compliance Certificate.

A Building Sustainability Index Certificate (BASIX) may also be required on request.

Fees

Fees Details for this service in table format.

Task Type Business Structure Description
Apply Application All

You can find the NSW Planning Portal fees here.
Apply Application All

You can find the City of Newcastle fees here.

Other resources

Task Business Structure Resources
Apply All Lodging an Application (Opens in new window)

Act(s) name

Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 New South Wales

Regulation(s) name

Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021 New South Wales

Administering agency

Newcastle City Council

Contact details

Contact Email, Phone and Address Details for this service in simple two column table format, header then data.