Australia / Tasmania
Building compliance for Tasmania builders and trades
National checks
NCC edition in force: NCC 2022 (NCC 2025 from 1 May 2027)
Ask or photo a defect for Tasmania and get the cited NCC or standard clause. Checklists for each trade when you want the full list.
What's different in Tasmania
Regulator: Building Standards Tasmania (formerly CBOS)
Which NCC edition applies
NCC 2022 applies until NCC 2025 takes effect on 1 May 2027. Tasmania started NCC 2025 on 1 May 2026 but went back to NCC 2022 from 5 June 2026.
SourceMandatory notification stages
For notifiable building work, the building surveyor must be notified before covering foundations, pouring structural concrete, covering structural framework, at completion, and at any stage listed on the Certificate of Likely Compliance.
SourceRegulator change
From 1 October 2026, CBOS building functions moved to Building Standards Tasmania and Consumer Affairs Tasmania.
SourceGuide to the Building Act 2016
The work categories (low risk, notifiable, permit) decide which approvals and inspections apply.
SourceCoverage for Tasmania
Example checklist items
From the free sample checklist, as shown to TAS users.
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Wet-area waterproofing: new house · Pre start
Wet areas identified on plans (shower bath laundry WC) with waterproofing extent shownCheck: Housing Provisions 10.2.1
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Wet-area waterproofing: new house · Substrate
Floor falls to waste are correct with no pondingCheck: Housing Provisions 10.2.12 (falls); AS 3740-1994Older edition Cited from AS 3740-1994; NCC 2025 references AS 3740-2021 (Waterproofing of domestic wet areas).
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Wet-area waterproofing: new house · Membrane
Floor-wall junctions bond-breakers or flashing fillets installedCheck: AS 3740-1994Older edition Cited from AS 3740-1994; NCC 2025 references AS 3740-2021 (Waterproofing of domestic wet areas).
FAQ
What is notifiable building work in Tasmania?
Work that needs a building surveyor's Certificate of Likely Compliance and stage inspections, as set out in the Building Act 2016 and its guide.
SourceCheck your next job against the rules
Free to start: ask a question or photograph a defect and get the clause. Paid plans add your trade's full checklists.
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