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Information for building industry professionals
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.