Design Practitioners’ Handbook
NSW Department of Customer Service
This handbook will assist Design Practitioners to identify and meet their obligations in relation to preparing and declaring Regulated Designs under the DBP legislation. The obligations under the DBP legislation are in addition to design requirements under other legislation, including the Environment Planning and Assessment Act 1979, Home Building Act 1989 and Gas and Electricity (Consumer Safety) Act 2017.
This handbook explains important information regarding Regulated Designs and Design Compliance Declarations.
The handbook also annexes other important information for preparation of regulated designs such as the Design and Building Practitioners —Particulars for Regulated Designs Order 2021 and the Design Practitioners Regulated Designs Guidelines and the various Design Compliance Declaration forms.
Contents:
1: Glossary Of Terms
2: Introduction
3: Regulated Designs
4: Special Requirements
5: Other Design Obligations
6: Ministerial Order
7: Design Compliance Declarations
8: Variations
9: Title Block
Appendix 1: Regulated Designs Guidelines
Appendix 2: Design Compliance Declaration Forms
Appendix 3: Ministerial Order
