Provision of Act or regulations | Description of offence | Penalty | units | Natural persons | Body corporate | 1. | Section 23A(1) | Carry out, manage or enter contract for building work without accreditation | 2 | 10 | 2. | Section 23B | Purporting to be an accredited building practitioner while not accredited | 2 | 10 | 3. | Section 23C | Person carrying out work of building surveyor or building surveyor limited without required accreditation | 2 | 10 | 4. | Section 23D(1) | Practitioner purporting to be accredited in a particular category or class | 2 | 10 | 5. | Section 23D(2) | Providing assistance for a person to purport to be accredited | 2 | 10 | 6. | Section 23E | Practitioner using another practitioner's accreditation | 2 | 10 | 7. | Section 23F(1) | Practitioner lending or allowing use of his or her accreditation | 2 | 10 | 8. | Section 23G(1) | Non-accredited persons using practitioner accreditation | 2 | 10 | 9. | Section 30A(2) | Owner builder failing to apply for registration | 2 | 10 | 10. | Section 30C(2) | Making a false declaration in owner builder application | 2 | 10 | 11. | Failure to comply with a notice to produce documents relevant to an investigation | 2 | 10 | 12. | Offences in relation to an investigation | 2 | 10 | 13. | Failure to comply with order of the Director | 2 | 10 | 14. | Failure to comply with an Appeal Tribunal notice | 1.5 | 5 | 15. | Carrying out building work without the required insurance cover | 2 | 10 | 16. | Falsely claiming to hold required insurance cover | 2 | 10 | 17. | Section 50A(2) | Failure to assist or cooperate with an audit | 2 | 10 | 18. | Section 50B(3) | Delay, obstruct or fail to produce records or answer questions relating to an audit or investigation | 2 | 10 | 19. | Section 50C(3) | Refusal or a failure to produce any record or statement | 2 | 10 | 20. | Building surveyor failing to perform and exercise functions and powers | 2 | 10 | 21. | Exercise of powers by a building surveyor limited otherwise than as permitted | 2 | 10 | 22. | Exercising powers of building surveyor in relation to work in which the building surveyor has an interest or has not been engaged by owner | 2 | 10 | 23. | Section 52A | Owner or agent failing to engage a building surveyor | 2 | 10 | 24. | Engaging another building surveyor without referral by the original surveyor | 2 | 10 | 25. | Removing a building surveyor from engagement without consent of the Director | 2 | 10 | 26. | Carrying out building work without the required building permit | 2 | 10 | 27. | Section 69(2) | Making application as agent of an owner without written authorisation | 1 | 1.5 | 28. | Section 74(1) | Failure to comply with a condition of a building permit | 2 | 10 | 29. | Section 85(1) | Failure to carry out building work in accordance with the Act or building permit | 2 | 10 | 30. | Section 85(4) | Failure to provide owner with copy of consent of building surveyor to a variation of the building permit within the required period | 2 | 10 | 31. | Section 87(3) (b) | Starting building work without notifying building surveyor or receiving building surveyor's authorisation | 1.5 | 5 | 32. | Section 87(7) | Building surveyor failing to confirm name of builder and that work is to comply with Building Regulations | 1 | 1.5 | 33. | Section 87(8) | Building surveyor failing to confirm oral authorisation in writing within required period | 1 | 1.5 | 34. | Section 88(1) | Builder failing to notify building surveyor before completion of mandatory notification stage | 1.5 | 5 | 35. | Section 93(1) | Occupying a building as set out unless occupancy permit is in force or not required | 2 | 10 | 36. | Section 93(2) | Failure to obtain a new occupancy permit after refurbishment | 1.5 | 1.5 | 37. | Section 93(3) | Failure to obtain a new occupancy permit after change in building use | 1.5 | 1.5 | 38. | Section 94(3) | Making application for occupancy permit as agent of owner without written authorisation | 1 | 1.5 | 39. | Section 100(4) | Failure to display occupancy permit as required | 1 | 1.5 | 40. | Section 102 | Failure to notify permit authority of issue of occupancy permit and to provide a copy of permit | 1 | 1.5 | 41. | Section 103 | Occupying building in contravention of occupancy permit | 2 | 10 | 42. | Section 105 | Occupying existing building or temporary structure unless permit is in force or not required | 2 | 10 | 43. | Section 106(2) | Making application for temporary occupancy permit as agent of owner without written authorisation | 1 | 1.5 | 44. | Section 115A(1) | Making change to existing building boundary so that building no longer complies with Act | 2 | 10 | 45. | Section 115A(2) | Failing to obtain building permit and carry out building work in case of specified change to allotment or boundary | 1 | 5 | 46. | Section 116 | Inhabiting, as set out, a building that is not built as a dwelling | 1.5 | 1.5 | 47. | Section 117(2) | Changing the use of a building without complying with the Act | 2 | 10 | 48. | Section 117(3) | Failure to obtain a building permit or new occupancy permit for a change of use | 2 | 10 | 49. | Section 118 | Restricting the use of unoccupied land without the consent of the general manager | 1.5 | 1.5 | 50. | Section 120(1) | Failure to maintain prescribed features or measures | 2 | 10 | 51. | Section 120(2) | Failure of owner or occupier to display an annual statement in accordance with these regulations | 1 | 1.5 | 52. | Section 121(1) | Failure to notify adjoining owner and the building surveyor of proposed building or protection work | 1.5 | 5 | 53. | Section 127 | Carrying out building work without protection work as agreed or determined | 2 | 10 | 54. | Section 129(2) | Failure to comply with an emergency protection work notice | 2 | 10 | 55. | Section 130 | Failure to carry out protection work in accordance with the Act | 2 | 10 | 56. | Section 131(1) | Failure to enter into required contract of insurance for protection work | 2 | 10 | 57. | Section 133(2) | Failure to provide notice of intention to enter adjoining property for the purpose of carrying out protection work | 1 | 1.5 | 58. | Section 134 | Refusing admission to a person in accordance with a notice or agreement to carry out survey or protection work, or hindering the person in that work | 1.5 | 5 | 59. | Section 135(1) | Failure to provide, as required, a complete set of documents showing the protection work carried out | 1 | 1.5 | 60. | Section 141(1) | Failure to provide required notice to an adjoining owner or occupier | 2 | 10 | 61. | Section 142(2) | Failure of an owner to comply with a notice from adjoining owner | 2 | 10 | 62. | Section 150(1) | Erecting, altering or adding to a building in an A landslip area without the Minister's permission | 2 | 2 | 63. | Section 151(1) | Failure to comply with these regulations when erecting, altering or adding to a building in a B landslip area | 2 | 2 | 64. | Section 151(2) | Storing certain substances in a B landslip area | 2 | 2 | 65. | Section 152(1) | Aggravating an existing landslip condition while erecting, altering or adding to a building in a landslip area | 2 | 2 | 66. | Section 152(2) | Performing a certain activity in a landslip area except in accordance with these regulations | 2 | 2 | 67. | Section 155 | Erecting a building between the building line and the boundary of a road | 2 | 2 | 68. | Section 157(1) | Carrying out building work on certain land before cleaning or remedying as required | 1.5 | 1.5 | 69. | Section 157(2) | Carrying out building work on land when the land is not capable of being drained as required | 1.5 | 1.5 | 70. | Section 158 | Erecting or placing certain buildings without effluent or waste water systems as required | 1.5 | 1.5 | 71. | Section 159 | Erecting or placing habitable rooms less than 300mm above designated flood level | 1.5 | 1.5 | 72. | Section 160(1) | Carrying out buil ding work over, or within one metre of, an existing drain unless authorised | 1.5 | 1.5 | 73. | Section 161 | Carrying out building work over or within a service easement unless authorised | 1.5 | 1.5 | 74. | Section 162(4) | Failure to comply with an emergency order | 2 | 10 | 75. | Section 170(7) | Failure to comply with a building order | 2 | 10 | 76. | Section 174 | Failure to provide a copy of a building order to the relevant permit authority as required | 1 | 1.5 | 77. | Section 182(1) | Failure of owner to comply with a condition of a permit to proceed | 2 | 10 | 78. | Section 184(5) | Failure of owner to comply with a condition of a certificate of substantial compliance | 2 | 10 | 79. | Section 190(1) | Failure to comply with a condition of a permit of substantial compliance | 2 | 10 | 80. | Section 199(1) | Failure to notify completion of work carried out under certain orders | 1 | 1.5 | 81. | Section 201(2) | Failure to carry out building work in accordance with these regulations unless otherwise directed | 2 | 10 | 84. | Section 240 | Providing or omitting information, &c., under the Act knowing it to be false or misleading | 2 | 10 | 85. | Section 241 | Committing a specified offence against an authorised person | 2 | 2 | 86. | Section 260(2) | Failure of authorised person to produce evidence of identity and delegation on request | 1 | 1 | 87. | Section 268 | Installing an appliance which burns oil or solid fuel in contravention of these regulations or the Building Code of Australia | 1 | 2 | 88. | Section 270(5) | Failing to notify permit authority where cost of building work exceeds estimate or contract price as specified | 2 | 10 | 89. | Section 270(7) | Failure of owner to pay equivalent of additional building levy where cost of work exceeds estimate or contract price | 2 | 10 | 90. | Section 270A | Starting work before payment of building levy | 2 | 10 | 91. | Failure to locate building work in compliance with the building permit | 1 | 2 | 92. | Failure to provide copy of approved plans on site while building work is being carried out | 1 and 0.5 per day for an individual | 2 and 0.5 per day for a body corporate | 93. | Failure to notify change of details as required | 1 | 2 | 94. | Diminishing certain characteristics of a building when altering or extending | 1 | 2 | 95. | Failure to prevent a public health risk or nuisance in the course of building work | 1 and 0.5 per day | 2 | 96. | Failure to provide and maintain a guard in respect of an excavation or void | 1 and 0.5 per day | 2 | 97. | Failure to comply with the requirements of these regulations before demolishing or removing a building | 1 | 2 | 98. | Demolishing or removing a building without | 1 | 2 | (a) taking all reasonably practicable steps to identify the presence of asbestos in the building; and | (b) complying with Chapter 8 of the Work Health and Safety Regulations 2012 | 99. | Removing a building without removing all asbestos in accordance with Chapter 8 of the Work Health and Safety Regulations 2012 | 1 | 2 | 100. | Demolishing or removing a building without maintaining specified requirements | 1 | 2 | 101. | Covering up or proceeding with building work before the required time | 1 | 2 | 102. | Failure to comply with direction to uncover building work | 1 | 2 | 103. | Undertake, or permit, any further building work which would make compliance with direction to uncover building work more difficult or impossible | 5 and 0.5 per day | 20 and 5 per day | 104. | Undertake or permit further work to make compliance with an inspection direction more difficult or impossible | 5 and 0.5 per day | 20 and 5 per day | 105. | Failure to display occupancy permit | 1 | 2 | 106. | Failure to display temporary occupancy permit | 1 | 2 | 107. | Failure to ensure number of people using building is within permissible limit | 1 | 2 | 108. | Failure to ensure number of people occupying building is within occupancy limit | 1 | 2 | 109. | Failure to maintain prescribed features and measures as required | 1 | 2 | 110. | Preventing maintenance of prescribed features and measures | 1 | 2 | 111. | Failure to maintain prescribed features and measures as required | 1 | 2 | 112. | Failure to maintain, test or inspect prescribed essential safety and health measure as required | 1 | 2 | 113. | Failure to maintain, test or inspect prescribed features and measures as required | 1 | 2 | 114. | Failure to keep records in a secure place away from the building | 1 | 2 | 115. | Failure to keep a copy of records on site | 1 | 2 | 116. | Carrying out or managing owner builder work without required insurance cover | 1 | 2 | 117. | Failure to notify of the intention to install of an appliance which burns oil or solid fuel | 1 | 2 | 118. | Failure to notify as required that the appliance which burns oil or solid fuel was installed in accordance with the Building Code of Australia | 1 | 2 |