Certifiers, council and building disputes in Castle Hill
Most of Castle Hill falls within The Hills Shire Council, with a small eastern part in Hornsby Shire. Council or a registered certifier approves the work, a principal certifier carries out the critical stage inspections and issues the occupation certificate, and NSW Fair Trading licenses builders. If a builder will not fix a defect, raise it in writing first, then use the NSW Fair Trading complaint and inspection service, and after that the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal.
Builders must be licensed by NSW Fair Trading.
Contract work over the threshold needs Home Building Compensation Fund cover through icare.
Statutory warranties: six years for a major defect, two years for any other.
Fair Trading can inspect and direct a builder to rectify.
NCAT hears building disputes in its Consumer and Commercial Division.
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Written by our local inspection team from work carried out in Castle Hill. Licensed building practitioners, NSW Fair Trading licence 366177C.
