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Occupation Certificates
Occupation Certificates
There are two types of Occupation Certificates.
- An ‘Interim Occupation Certificate’ that authorises a person to commence occupation or use of a partially completed new building or to commence a new use of part of a building resulting from a change of building use for an existing building.
- A ‘Final Occupation Certificate’ that authorises a person to commence occupation or use of a new building or to commence a new use of a building resulting from a change of building use for an existing building.
An Occupation Certificate must not be issued unless any preconditions to the issue of the certificate that are specified in a Development Consent or Complying Development Certificate have been met.
The PCA must ensure that an Occupation Certificate is not issued unless all of the following criteria are met:
- A Development Approval and Construction Certificate or Complying Development Certificate is in force and has been issued in respect to the building and the plans and specifications.
- The building (or part) is suitable for occupation or use in accordance with its classification under the BCA.
- The building works have been inspected upon the occasions required by the Notice of Inspections or a record of missed inspections has been made.
- Each commitment listed on any relevant BASIX Certificate has been fulfilled.
- An interim or final Fire Safety Certificate has been issued and a report from the Fire Commissioner considered where required.
- In the case of an Interim Occupation Certificate, the building will not constitute a hazard to the health and safety of the occupants.