The owner applies to the BCA for a Code Compliance Certificate after the consented work is complete. Start collecting the required evidence during construction: some proof is difficult or impossible to recreate after work is covered and trades have left site.
The CCC decision is made against the building consent. Treat the stamped plans, specifications, conditions, inspection schedule and approved amendments as the controlling record for the close-out checklist.
List every required inspection and close every failed item or outstanding direction.
Record all changes and confirm whether each was accepted as a minor variation or required a formal amendment.
Track any consent-specific documents, testing, commissioning or third-party monitoring required before CCC.
Keep the final as-built information aligned with what was actually constructed.
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Collect statutory and trade records.
MBIE states that a CCC application uses Form 6 and must include applicable Records of Work and certificates for gasfitting or prescribed electrical work. The project and issued consent can require additional evidence.
Completed Form 6, evidence of ownership and owner authority where an agent applies.
Records of Work from LBPs who carried out or supervised restricted building work.
Applicable electrical and gas certificates and details of the people who performed the work.
Producer statements, construction statements, warranties, test results, commissioning records and certificates required by the consent or BCA.
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Assemble one indexed close-out pack.
Producer statements may support a BCA's decision, but they are not warranties or automatic proof of compliance. Confirm the current BCA requirements and tie every item back to the issued consent and completed work.
Use a register showing each required item, responsible party, status, date and final filename.
Include approved variations, amendments, as-builts and supporting photographs where they form part of the project record.
Resolve missing signatures, licence details and mismatched project addresses before submission.
Retain the consent, inspection history and final CCC pack as the homeowner's permanent building record.
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Understand how inspections lead to a CCC.
Construction inspections and the Code Compliance Certificate are connected but separate. Inspections check stages of the work; the CCC is the BCA's formal decision after the owner applies and the completed work and supporting record are assessed against the issued building consent.
Use the inspection schedule in the issued consent and book each required inspection before affected work is covered.
Record every result and close failed items, outstanding directions and unapproved changes before the CCC application.
Do not treat a passed final inspection as the CCC itself; submit Form 6 and the complete consent-specific evidence pack.
If the BCA requests further information, answer every item through one indexed response and keep the final accepted files in the property record.
Confirm the live BCA requirements before you submit.
This independent preparation guide summarises a national starting point. It is not council guidance, a complete project specification, professional advice or a prediction of approval. Property, work type and authority requirements vary.