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Critical stage inspections – building

Where you have appointed Cessnock City Council as your Principal Certifier, inspections may be booked online or over the phone via our Customer Relations Team on 4993 4100.

Bookings can be made by completing this form.

Huntlee plumbing and drainage inspections

Council is the Plumbing Regulator for plumbing & drainage work on behalf of NSW Office of Fair Trading at Huntlee. Any development that involves the connection to Huntlee water (drinking water, recycled water and sewage systems) will require the following inspections:

  • internal sewer drainage
  • external sewer drainage
  • recycled water “front run”
  • plumbing “rough in”
  • plumbing final inspection

In accordance with the Plumbing and Drainage Act 2011, you are advised that the responsible person for plumbing and drainage work must ensure that a Notice of Work (NoW) is submitted to Council prior to work commencing and that the applicable inspection fees have been paid. You are also advised that a Certificate of Compliance (CoC) and a Sewer Service Diagram (SSD) must be provided to Council by the responsible person for the plumbing and drainage work on completion.

NoW and CoC templates are available on the NSW Fair Trading website.

Bookings can be made by completing this form.