Class 2 Building Practitioner
Class 2 Building. Licensed and Accountable.
Class 2 buildings, apartments, and multi-unit residential developments, carry the highest regulatory bar in NSW construction. Under the Design and Building Practitioners Act, this work can only be carried out by registered practitioners, with declared designs, documented compliance, and personal accountability at every stage.
It's a framework built in response to a decade of building failures, and it exists to protect owners. But it also means most builders simply can't legally take this work on.
Shafbuild holds a Class 2 (Medium Rise) Building Practitioner licence. We're qualified to design, declare, and construct Class 2 work to the full standard the law requires, with the accountability and documentation that protects the people who own and live in it.
Projects That Require a Class 2 Builder
If your project falls under any of the below, it requires a registered Class 2 Building Practitioner.
Residential Apartment Buildings
Multi-unit residential buildings where people live above or below one another, the core definition of Class 2 under the National Construction Code.
Apartment Renovations & Upgrades
Renovation, remediation, or upgrade work within an existing Class 2 building, including units, common property, and building wide works.
Mixed Use Developments
Buildings combining residential apartments with commercial or retail space below, where the residential component falls under Class 2.
Multi Dwelling & Medium Rise Residential
Multi-unit residential buildings where people live above or below one another, the core definition of Class 2 under the National Construction Code.
Strata & Common Property Works
Structural, remedial, or upgrade works to strata-titled Class 2 buildings, including defect rectification and common property construction.
Building Remediation & Defect Rectification
Remediation of waterproofing, structural, or compliance defects in existing Class 2 buildings, an area under intense regulatory focus.
Strata & Remedial
What the licence means for you
Legally Qualified
Class 2 work requires a registered Building Practitioner under the DBP Act. We hold the licence, so your project is delivered lawfully, by a practitioner the regulator recognises.
Accountable
The DBP framework ties personal, traceable accountability to every declared design and build. That accountability is the protection it was designed to give owners, and it sits with us.
Compliance Built In
Declared designs, documented compliance, and regulated certification are not optional extras on Class 2 work, they're the law. We manage them as a core part of delivery, not an afterthought.
End to End Under One Practitioner
Design, compliance, and construction held under a single licensed practitioner. No gaps between parties, no question of who's responsible, one accountable team across the entire project.
Early Conversations Create Better Outcomes
Planning Class 2 work?
Whether it's an apartment renovation, a multi-dwelling development, or medium rise residential, Class 2 work needs a licensed practitioner from the start. Let's discuss your project.