Home building fees 

Home Building Regulation 2004 Schedule 4 - Application fees (Clause 42)

Note: The processing fee, a component of the total fee, is retained by NSW Fair Trading if the application is refused.

Fee level $

If Lodged
online $

Lodge online

Contractor licence

Building Contractor:

Individual - new licence - 1 year (includes processing fee of $260)

599

Not available

Individual - new licence - 3 year  (includes processing fee of $260)

1119

Not available

Individual - renewal - 1 year (includes processing fee of $61)

400

393

Individual - renewal - 3 year (includes processing fee of $61)

959

952

Individual - restoration - 1 year (includes processing fee of $125)

448

435

Individual - restoration - 3 year (includes processing fee of $125)

1008

995

Partnership - new licence - 1 year (includes processing fee of $609)

1001

Not available

Partnership - new licence - 3 year (includes processing fee of $609)

1529

Not available

Partnership - renewal- 1 year (includes processing fee of $61)

453

446

Partnership - renewal - 3 year (includes processing fee of $61)

1088

1081

Partnership - restoration - 1 year (includes processing fee of $125)

502

489

Partnership - restoration - 3 year ( includes processing fee of $125)

1137

1124

Corporation - new licence - 1 year (includes processing fee of $664)

1201

Not available

Corporation - new licence - 3 year (includes processing fee of $664)

1917

Not available

Corporation - renewal - 1 year (includes processing fee of $61)

598

591

Corporation - renewal - 3 year (includes processing fee of $61)

1435

1428

Corporation - restoration - 1 year (includes processing fee of $125)

646

633

Corporation - restoration - 3 year (includes processing fee of $125)

1483

1470

Other construction or specialist contractor:

Individual - new licence - 1 year (includes processing fee of $133)

272

Not available

Individual - new licence - 3 year (includes processing fee of $133)

538

Not available

Individual - renewal- 1 year (includes processing fee of $61)

200

193

Individual - renewal- 3 year (includes processing fee of $61)

477

470

Individual - restoration- 1 year (includes processing fee of $125)

248

235

Individual - restoration- 3 year (includes processing fee of $125)

525

512

Partnership - new licence - 1 year (includes processing fee of $141)

378

Not available

Partnership - new licence - 3 year (includes processing fee of $141)

780

Not available

Partnership - renewal- 1 year (includes processing fee of $61)

298

291

Partnership - renewal- 3 year (includes processing fee of $61)

718

711

Partnership - restoration - 1 year (includes processing fee of $125)

346

333

Partnership - restoration - 3 year (includes processing fee of $125)

764

751

Corporation - new licence - 1 year (includes processing fee of $141)

434

Not available

Corporation - new licence - 3 year (includes processing fee of $141)

913

Not available

Corporation - renewal - 1 year (includes processing fee of $61)

354

347

Corporation - renewal - 3 year (includes processing fee of $61)

849

842

Corporation - restoration - 1 year (includes processing fee of $125)

402

389

Corporation - restoration - 3 year (includes processing fee of $125)

897

884

Supervisor Certificate

Building Supervisor:

Individual - new certificate - 3 year (includes processing fee of $77)

218

Not available

Individual - renewal - 3 year

Nil

Nil

Individual - restoration - 3 year

Nil

Nil

Other construction or specialist work supervisor

Individual - new certificate - 3 year (includes processing fee of $77)

199

Not available

Individual - renewal - 3 year

Nil

Nil

Individual - restoration - 3 year

Nil

Nil

Tradesperson certificate

Individual - new certificate - 3 year (includes processing fee of $81)

131

Not available

Individual - renewal - 3 year

Nil

Nil

Individual - restoration - 3 year

Nil

Nil

Owner-builder permit (includes processing fee of $61)

159

Not available

Replacement contractor licence,  certificate or owner-builder permit (includes processing fee of $45)

45

Not available

Issue of a certificate under s.131 of the Home Building Act, Clause 82. This certificate is admissable in legal proceedings. It may specify the information provided for in section 131 of the Act e.g. whether the person was a holder of a licence on a certain date.

21

Not available

Variations to certain licences and certificates

Note: For the variation fee items, the processing component is the total fee.

Fee level $

Contractor licence

Building contractor:

Individual – variation to work class of general building work, swimming pool building or structural landscaping as set out in clause 46(1) (a), (b), (d), (ac) or (ad) - (includes processing fee of $260)

260

Individual – variation to work class other than of general building work, swimming pool building or structural landscaping as set out in clause 46(1) (c) or (e) to (ab) or 46(2) (a) to (j) - (includes processing fee of $133)

133

Partnership – variation to work class of general building work, swimming pool building or structural landscaping as set out in clause 46(1) (a), (b), (d), (ac) or (ad) - (includes processing fee of $260)

260

Partnership – variation to work class other than of general building work, swimming pool building or structural landscaping as set out in clause 46(1) (c) or (e) to (ab) or 46(2) (a) to (j) - (includes processing fee of $141)

141

Corporation – variation to work class of general building work, swimming pool building or structural landscaping as set out in clause 46(1) (a), (b), (d), (ac) or (ad) - (includes processing fee of $260)

260

Corporation – variation to work class other than of general building work, swimming pool building or structural landscaping as set out in clause 46(1) (c) or (e) to (ab) or 46(2) (a) to (j) - (includes processing fee of $141)

141

Other construction or specialist contractor:

Individual – variation to work class of general building work, swimming pool building or structural landscaping as set out in clause 46(1) (a), (b), (d), (ac) or (ad) - (includes processing fee of $260)

260

Individual – variation to work class other than of general building work, swimming pool building or structural landscaping as set out in clause 46(1) (c) or (e) to (ab) or 46(2) (a) to (j) - (includes processing fee of $133)

133

Partnership – variation to work class of general building work, swimming pool building or structural landscaping as set out in clause 46(1) (a), (b), (d), (ac) or (ad) - (includes processing fee of $609)

609

Partnership – variation to work class other than of general building work, swimming pool building or structural landscaping as set out in clause 46(1) (c) or (e) to (ab) or 46(2) (a) to (j) - (includes processing fee of $141)

141

Corporation – variation to work class of general building work, swimming pool building or structural landscaping as set out in clause 46(1) (a), (b), (d), (ac) or (ad) - (includes processing fee of $664)

664

Corporation – variation to work class other than of general building work, swimming pool building or structural landscaping as set out in clause 46(1) (c) or (e) to (ab) or 46(2) (a) to (j) - (includes processing fee of $141)

141

Supervisor Certificate

Building Supervisor:

Individual – Variation to work class as set out in clause 46 - (includes processing fee of $77)

77

Other Construction or Specialist Work Supervisor:

Individual – Variation to work class as set out in clause 46 - (includes processing fee of $77)

77

Tradesperson Certificate

Individual – Variation to work class as set out in clause 46(2) (a) to (j) - (includes processing fee of $77)

77