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Owner-Builders

Owner-Builders are able to carry out Restricted Building Work on their own home. You are an Owner-Builder if you:

Live in or are going to live in the home (includes a bach or holiday home)
Carry out the Restricted Building Work to your own home yourself, or with the help of your unpaid friends and family members, and have not, under the Owner-Builder Exemption, carried out Restricted Building Work to any other home within the previous 3 years.

STATUTORY DECLARATION OF OWNER/BUILDER (Form 2B)

A Statutory Declaration as to Owner-Builder form is used to show that the owner-builder criteria are met, for owner-builders who want to use the Owner-Builder Exemption (which allows them to carry out Restricted Building Work on their own home).

NOTICE OF OWNER BUILDER (Form 2C)

A Notice of Owner-Builder should be used during the construction process when the Owner-Builder starts or stops using the Owner-Builder Exemption.