Consumer, Building and Occupational Services (CBOS) regulates building and building-related professions in Tasmania.
Under the Occupational Licensing Act 2005, CBOS issues licences for a range of building-related professions including:
- architects
- building designers
- builders
- electricians
- engineers
- gasfitters
- planning consultants
- plumbers.
CBOS also regulates building standards that all developments must comply with, for example, some construction-related aspects of hazards, such as materials used in bushfire-prone areas. They administer Director’s Determinations for:
- hazards relating to building approvals (such as bushfire, coastal erosion, coastal inundation, landslip, and flooding hazards)
- issuing building and plumbing approvals and authorisations under the Building Act 2016
- accredits licensed planning consultants with ‘No Planning Approval Required’ certificates.
The licensed professionals noted above will guide clients through the regulations that apply in their circumstance.
CBOS manages the PlanBuild website, Tasmania’s online portal for planning and building.
CBOS does not assess or decide on planning and building applications. These remain the function of local councils.
