Lodging Section 80s

Notification of Appointment (s80s)

Please ensure that notification of acceptance of appointment specifies the name of the appointed party. This must be a natural person, not a company or partnership, or group of names, or an undetermined member of a group.

A section 80 notification must be given within 7 days of accepting appointment. A copy of the building permit or application form forwarded to Council under section 30 are not appropriate as evidence of acceptance of appointment. A s80 must be given to Council for every job.

Description of building/building work

Council registration staff are under instruction to record details exactly as written. The nature of the description is vital to marry up the s80 with the building permit documents. Please therefore be consistent with the description and as specific as possible in describing the proposed building work - for example, do not describe reblocking as an alteration.

Demolition work (clearing the site) is logically not part of the building work for redevelopment. If you are appointed to take care of both the section 80 notification and the building permits must still be lodged separately.

The expression 'as per plans' is an inappropriate description for the purposes of a section 80 as plans are not part of the notification process. Similarly, the term 'proposed' is unnecessary in any description, because a building permit implicitly relates to proposed work.

 Refer our identifying land page for land description protocols.

Old Section 80s where functions have not proceeded

Old section 80s do not evaporate if work does not proceed. The appointment contract, the associated duties and the public record remain until functions are completed or the appointment is terminated in accordance with the Building Act. See also our page on lapsed permits and applications.