What plumbing certification does Tasmania require?

Which form does what

Use the forms listed in the current Building Standards Tasmania directory, not older copies you have saved. The forms are different documents with different authors.

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Not every job, and timing

Form 71B applies to permit or notifiable plumbing work. Confirm the statutory timing and the council's authorisation conditions with the permit authority as part of your close-out plan, and record the due date before work finishes.

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Document handover checklist you can copy

This is our suggested checklist for keeping the paper trail together on each job.

Job: [address]
Permit or notifiable work? [yes / no / ask the permit authority]

[ ] Form 3 application lodged with: [council permit authority] on [DD/MM/YYYY]
[ ] Form 60 start work authorised on: [DD/MM/YYYY]
[ ] Authorisation conditions noted (including any timing): [notes]
[ ] Work completed on: [DD/MM/YYYY]
[ ] Form 71B completed by: [plumber name]
[ ] Form 71B sent to permit authority on: [DD/MM/YYYY]
[ ] Owner copy of Form 71B sent on: [DD/MM/YYYY]
[ ] Form 80 needed for low risk Category 2b work? [yes / no]
[ ] Form 21 issued by the permit authority: [date or not yet]

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Common questions

Do you get a plumbing certificate?

For permit or notifiable plumbing work in Tasmania, the plumber completes a Form 71B Standard of Work Certificate, and the council permit authority issues a separate Form 21 Certificate of Completion. Form 71B does not apply to every plumbing job.[1][2]