Compliance and regulation in housing and construction

Find out about your responsibilities as a worker in the NSW building industry.

Compliance and regulation requirements

Building certifiers

Find out about what you must do as a certifier, including the laws you must follow, what to do about conflicts of interest and your data reporting obligations.

Plumbers and drainers

Learn about safety, inspections and the plumbing code.

Electricians

Read essential safety and compliance information for electricians working in NSW.

Gasfitters

Find out about safety and compliance requirements for gasfitters working in NSW.

Medical gas technicians and fitters

What you need to know about working with medical gases in NSW, including information about mechanical services, compliance, and the rules you need to follow.

Developers

Read about the responsibilities of developers under the Home Building Act. This is relevant for class 2 residential building work.

Building industry essentials

National Construction Code (NCC)

Find out how to follow the NCC, which includes the Building Code of Australia and the Plumbing Code of Australia.

Construction and trade essentials

The responsibilities of operating as a builder or tradesperson in the NSW building industry.

Licence information

Learn the requirements for different trade licences across various industries in NSW.

Undertakings in building and construction

Undertakings are used by Building Commission NSW to help improve the practices of developers, design and building practitioners, and certifiers.

Building Commission NSW

The Building Commission is the regulator of the building industry in NSW. Learn about what they do.

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