What Is a Private Certifier?

A Private Certifier is a building professional who can act as a Principal Certifying Authority and is responsible for inspecting and approving the building work to ensure it is in accordance with approved plans and state legislative requirements.

What is the role of private certifier?

What does a private certifier do? They assess and approve plans for new building work or alterations/additions. They inspect the mandatory stages of building work. ... They issue a final certificate once the building works have been completed and deemed satisfactory.

What do certifiers do?

Certifiers are public officials and independent regulators of development. They are required to uphold the public interest. They don't work for builders or developers. A certifier can only issue a development certificate if all legislative requirements are met.