36016 F21

8. Signature of building certifier for the work




    Signature                                                                                        Date     25/01/2024




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Appendix – explanatory information
Who can complete and sign a Form 21? (section 99(2) of the Building Act 1975)
The relevant building certifier must complete and sign the Form 21 for the purpose of stating the work is certified compliant with
the building development approval.
The building certifier is required to attach to this form, all relevant inspection documentation that has been relied on by the
building certifier to certify the building work complies with the building development approval. Inspection documentation, for
inspection of building work, means the following documents given for the building work:
•     a compliance certificate
•     a notice, given to the builder for the work by or for the building certifier about an inspection of the work
•     a certificate about an inspection under this Act
•     a final inspection certificate
•     a certificate of occupancy
•     a certificate relating to the inspection of the building work relied on by the relevant building certifier


Examples of the above documents are the Form 16 – Inspection certificate, 43 – Aspect certificate (QBCC licensee) and 12
– Aspect inspection certificate (appointed competent person).
Visit the Business Queensland website for all approved and administrative building forms published by the department.
When is a Form 21 issued? (section 99 of the Building Act 1975)
If the building certifier is satisfied the final stage of building work complies with the building development approval and the
inspection was carried out under industry best practice, that the work complies with the building development approval, they
must within the required period give the Form 21 and the inspection documentation to the owner. The required period means
the period that ends five business days after:
•     accepting all the inspection documentation relied on by the building certifier, or
•     all of the building work has been inspected.
Giving inspection documents to the relevant local government (section 149 of the Building Act 1975)
A private certifier must give the relevant local government copies of all inspection documentation within five business days after
one of the following happens:
•     the giving of the final inspection certificate for the building work or a certificate of occupancy for the relevant building
•     the discontinuance of the engagement of the private certifier
•     the lapsing of the building development approval; in these circumstances the certifier must also give the local government a
      copy of the relevant reminder notice issued under section 95 of the Building Act.
However, if the inspection documentation includes certificates relied on by the certifier, the five business days do not start until
after the certifier has accepted all the certificates.
Note: under section 150 of the Building Act the building certifier must keep all inspection documentation for at least seven
years.
Competent person (section 10 of the Building Act 1975 and Part 6 of the BR 2021)
A building certifier must assess and decide to appoint an individual as a competent person before they can, as a competent
person, give design-specification help. The building certifier is required to keep detailed records about what was considered
when appointing a competent person.




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