Form 60 is the start work notification and authorisation for plumbing work in Tasmania. The licensed plumber completes it and sends it to the council permit authority so the authority can authorise the intended start. Lodge it before tools turn, not at completion.
This is the current Consumer, Building and Occupational Services Form 60. Tradie Forms follows the official section order and maps your answers onto the official PDF layout.
Certifying standard of work after plumbing is finished rather than notifying start? Use TAS Form 71B
Issuing the permit authority's certificate of completion rather than a plumber start notice? Use TAS Form 21
Most Form 60 delays come from a wrong council block or a permit reference copied from the wrong email. Have these in front of you before you open the form.
The approval or certificate of likely compliance pack
Source for the permit authority name, work type, site description, and permit or certificate number.
The work site address and lot details
Street address plus lot number for rural lots, new estates, and multi-unit sites.
Your plumber licence details
Name and licence number as they appear on the current CBOS licence, not an old job PDF.
The intended start day
The day work is actually booked to begin, after access, materials, and crew are confirmed.
A decision on work type and categories
Permit or notifiable work, and which categories the job covers, taken from the approval pathway not from habit.
Download needs the permit authority name and address, work type, work site address, plumber name and licence number, intended start date, print name, and signed date.
Names the council or permit authority that receives this notice. It has to match the authority on the approval for this site, not the council you used on the last job.
ToTextRequired
The permit authority name written as the entity, such as Hobart City Council. Take it from the permit, the certificate of likely compliance, or the authority letter for this job. Across several Tasmanian councils, a saved block from last week is the usual wrong answer.
Street addressAddressRequired
The authority's street address. Address search is limited to Tasmania and fills the street line, suburb, state and postcode. Confirm the result against the approval pack, because postal and service addresses can differ.
StateAddressOptional
Defaults to TAS. Leave it unless the authority address is genuinely outside Tasmania.
PostcodeAddressRequired
The authority postcode from the same address. Address search fills it; check it when you type the address by hand.
Save this section as Permit Authority to prefill it on your next Form 60 for the same council.
Records whether this job is permit work or notifiable work. The choice has to match the pathway already approved for the job.
Type of WorkChoiceRequired
Select Permit Work when the job needs a plumbing permit before you start, or Notifiable Work when the pathway is notification to the permit authority. Exactly one applies. If the pack is unclear, stop and check the approval documents or the permit authority rather than guessing on the PDF.
A wrong work type here flows into Form 71B at completion and is a common reason a notice is sent back.
Identifies the work site and the approval reference the notice sits under.
Street addressAddressRequired
The site address from the permit or certificate of likely compliance, not the owner's postal address or the builder's site nickname. Address search is limited to Tasmania and fills the street line, suburb, state and postcode. On new estates and rural lots, confirm suburb and postcode against the approval pack when search is thin.
StateAddressOptional
Defaults to TAS. Leave it for Tasmanian sites.
PostcodeAddressRequired
Site postcode from the approval pack or address search. A wrong postcode can put the notice against the wrong property record at council.
Lot No.TextOptional
Lot number when the approval, title, or survey plan carries one. Fill it on new estates, rural properties, and multi-unit sites where a street number alone is not enough for the authority to match the notice.
Useful
12
Too vague
Smith block
Permit Number or Certificate of Likely Compliance NumberTextOptional
Copy from the current permit or certificate of likely compliance document, character for character. Do not take it from an invoice, quote, or an earlier job with the same builder. Leave blank only when the pathway genuinely has no number yet; most Form 60 jobs already have one.
Tells the permit authority which kinds of plumbing work are about to start. Tick every category the job covers rather than one broad heading.
Tick each category that applies (X if applicable).ChoiceOptional
Options are Reticulated water, Sewerage, Stormwater, Is the work gratuitous work, On-site wastewater management system, and Roof plumbing. Tick each one that applies to this start, not only the main trade. A multi-trade job that only ticks sewerage understates the scope the authority is authorising.
Other (Please Specify)TextOptional
Free text when the work does not fit the listed categories cleanly. Name the system or work type in plain job language so the authority can see what is starting.
Identifies the licensed plumber lodging the start notice. These details reappear on Form 71B at closeout, so get them right once.
PlumberTextRequired
The licensed plumber or trading name lodging the notice, as it should appear to the permit authority. Match the name used on your licence and other CBOS paperwork for this business.
Licence No.TextOptional
Your plumber licence number from the current CBOS licence card or renewal notice. The first licence field is the one that blocks download when empty. A second Licence No. sits beside Business Name for an additional licence when needed; leave that second field blank rather than repeating the same number. Do not copy a number from an old job PDF after a renewal.
Business NameTextOptional
Trading name when it differs from the plumber name above, or the company name the authority already has on file.
Street addressAddressOptional
Business street address. Address search is limited to Tasmania and fills the street line, suburb, state and postcode. Fill it so the authority can contact you without opening a separate file.
StateAddressOptional
Defaults to TAS.
PostcodeAddressOptional
Business postcode. Address search fills it with the street line.
Phone No.TextOptional
Landline the authority can reach during business hours, such as 03 6234 5678.
Fax No.TextOptional
Only when the authority still uses fax for this pathway. Leave blank rather than inventing a number.
Email AddressTextOptional
An inbox that is monitored for inspection bookings and authority replies, not a personal address that will be ignored on site.
Mobile No.TextOptional
Mobile the site contact can reach on the day, such as 0412 345 678.
Save this section as Licensed Plumber to prefill it on your next Form 60 for the same licensed plumber.
Records when you intend to begin and who is signing the notice. Sign after the rest of the form matches the job pack.
I Intend to Start Work OnDateRequired
The day plumbing work is intended to begin. The form will not accept a past date, so update the notice if the booking moves rather than leaving an old start day. Use the real work program, not an aspirational date weeks ahead that no one revisits.
Applicant Plumber (Print Name)TextRequired
The full name of the applicant plumber, matching the licensed plumber section. This is the printed name beside the signature on the PDF.
SignatureSignatureOptional
The applicant plumber's signature. It does not block download, but the authority expects a signed notice. Sign when the permit authority, site, work type, and start date are final, not before the schedule is settled. A saved signature can be applied here.
DateDateRequired
The date the notice is signed. The form will not accept a future date. This is a different event from the intended start day; two identical dates are fine when you sign on the day you also intend to start, but do not copy the start day into this field by habit when you signed earlier.
Working across several Tasmanian councils makes the previous council block feel current. Take the authority name and address from this job's approval pack.
Guessing permit work versus notifiable work.
The pathway is already set by the approval documents. A guessed work type is sent back and then has to be fixed again on Form 71B.
Copying the permit number from an invoice or old job.
Invoices and repeat-builder jobs often carry a superseded or neighbouring reference. Copy the permit or certificate of likely compliance number from the current document only.
Ticking one broad work category.
A job that covers stormwater and roof plumbing, or sewerage and on-site wastewater, needs every applicable category. One tick understates what the authority is authorising to start.
Leaving an aspirational start date after the booking moves.
A notice prepared early and never revisited no longer matches the work program. Update the intended start day before you lodge.
Copying the licence number from an old PDF.
Licence numbers and contact details drift after renewal or an address change. Take them from the current CBOS licence record.
CBOS guidance describes Form 60 as completed by the plumber and sent to the council permit authority for authorisation to start. Confirm the local lodgement method with that authority before you rely on email, portal, or counter drop-off.
Lodge before work starts. Form 60 is a start notice, not a completion certificate. Do not begin the plumbing work until the authority process for this pathway is satisfied.
Name the file with the site and start day.Form 60 - Battery Point - 2026-06-10.pdf is easier to find than a generic download name when Form 71B is filed later.
File it with the approval pack. Keep the notice with the permit or certificate of likely compliance, plans, and authority correspondence so the start record is complete.
Carry the same facts into Form 71B. Permit authority, site, lot, work type, permit or certificate reference, and licensed plumber details should still match at closeout unless something legitimately changed mid-job.
Book inspections the authority requires. Lead times and booking methods vary by council; check the current process for this permit authority rather than assuming the last job's timing.
Check the current CBOS and permit authority requirements for your job. Tradie Forms does not lodge the notice.
