Work no longer regulated by the Home Building Act
Information about building and trade categories of work that are no longer regulated under the Home Building Act 1989.
Building consultancy and non-structural flooring work
From 16 September 2009, building consultancy work and non-structural flooring work is no longer regulated under the Home Building Act 1989 in NSW. This means these types or work are no longer licensed by Building Commission NSW. This was in response to the Council of Australian Governments' commitment to rationalise occupational licensing across Australia to cut red tape.
Non-structural flooring applies to the installation of any material permanently installed as an upper layer and wearing surface or a floor and is not load -bearing. For load-bearing timber floors, refer to the information on the carpentry work category page.
Demolishing work
From 2 May 2008, demolishing work is no longer regulated under the Home Building Act 1989.
This means that demolishing work is no longer licensed by Building Commission NSW to do any demolition work.
In NSW, it is generally necessary to hold a licence and/or permit issued by SafeWork NSW. Visit the SafeWork NSW website or call 13 10 50 for more information.