Building Services
The Town of Port Hedland’s Building Department ensures buildings, both existing and proposed are compliant with the Building Code of Australia.
The objectives of the Building Code of Australia 1996 is to ensure acceptable standards of structural sufficiency, fire safety, health and amenity are maintained in all building work.
The function of the building surveyor in administering and enforcing building regulations is to avert or at least minimize the risk of danger to health and safety from sub-standard building work.
Building Licences
Every builder and/or owner builder intending to construct a building, alter, add to, repair or underpin, demolish or remove an existing building should obtain a licence before commencing that work.
Every builder and/or owner builder making an application for a building licence should submit to the building surveyor:
- Building Details (two complete sets of drawing to scale not less than 1:100)
- Block Details
- Specifications
- Structural Calculations
- Cost Estimate
- Compliance with Fire Regulations
- Requirements as to Drawings
- New and Existing
Application for Building Licence