How do I get an owner-builder permit? - NSW

To get an owner-builder permit, you must apply at a Fair Trading Centre and show that:

• you are over 18 years old
• you own the land or have a prescribed interest in the land (certificate of title or rate notice)
• you live or intend to live in the completed home or one dwelling of the dual occupancy as your principal residence.

You must also provide:

• a description and address of the proposed work with a copy of the plans and council development application number or complying development certificate number
• the owner-builder permit application fee
• evidence that you have completed an approved owner-builder course, where the value of the proposed work is over $12,000. A permit cannot be issued for work that has already commenced.

There are no exemptions from the need to complete a course unless you hold an approved equivalent qualification.
A spouse or relative will not be issued with an owner-builder permit for their partner’s or family’s land.
Also, there are specific rules for applicants where a company owns the land.

(Source: NSW Fair Trading)