Safer Buildings

Owners of buildings required to complete Part 2 of the combustible cladding checklist will need to engage a building industry professional.

A building industry professional for the purpose of the Safer Buildings checklist is defined in the Building Regulation 2006.

A building industry professional for all classes of buildings is:

• A building certifier (level 1);
• A QBCC licensee in at least 1 of the following classes –
  • Builder open
  • Builder design open
  • Fire safety professional;
• An architect
• A registered engineer in 1 or more of the following –
  • Civil engineering
  • Fire engineering
  • Fire safety
  • Structural engineering.

For buildings no more than 3 storeys and with a total floor area of less than 2000m² is:

• A building certifier (level 2)
• A QBCC licensee in at least 1 of the following classes –
  • Builder medium rise
  • Builder design medium rise

Building industry professionals will need to prepare and sign a building industry professional statement - Form 34.

Read the Guideline for assessing buildings with combustible cladding for more information.

A building industry professional must give a copy of the statement within 5 business days after the statement is signed to the building owner, the QBCC and the relevant local council.

Building industry professionals must keep a copy of the building industry professional statement for at least 5 years.