Owner-builders
Owner-builders must apply for a Certificate of Consent to carry out domestic building work valued over $12,000.
New owner-builder laws were introduced in Victoria in 2005 to provide greater protection for consumers, genuine owner-builders and registered building practitioners. The new laws mean that unregistered builders can no longer avoid registration fees and insurance by operating as a surrogate owner or by persuading owners to be the builder.
Owner-builders:
- must obtain a Certificate of Consent from the Building Practitioners Board before applying for a building permit to carry out domestic building work valued over $12,000
- may only obtain building permits for one single dwelling and associated work on a single property in any three-year period
- must reside and continue to reside, or intend to reside, in the single dwelling.
To apply for a Certificate of Consent, download the Owner-Builder Application Kit from the Building Commission website. Please note: this process is administered by the Building Practitioners Board and not by Council.
For more information and advice on the owner-builder regulations (Being an owner-builder), visit the Building Commission website.
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