Tradie Forms: use TAS Form 60 before the work starts and TAS Form 71B when permit or notifiable plumbing work is finished. Fill both on the official PDF layouts, reuse plumber and permit authority details, preview the PDFs, and keep the finished records with the job.
Tasmanian plumbing paperwork has two job moments that matter: getting authorised to start, then closing out the standard of work once the job is done.
Form 60 sits at the start. It is the Start Work Notification and Authorisation for plumbing work. Form 71B sits near completion. It is the Standard of Work Certificate for plumbing work.
When those forms are handled as separate scraps of admin, the job gets messy. The council or permit authority details are retyped. The owner address changes between forms. The work category is vague. The certificate is finished from memory after the plumber has left site.
The better habit is to treat Form 60 and Form 71B as one job record. Start clean, finish clean, and keep the PDFs with inspection notes, photos, approvals, and handover emails.
Start TAS Form 60 when you need to prepare the start work notification, start TAS Form 71B when the standard of work certificate is due, or browse TAS plumbing forms in one place.
What the official sources say
CBOS lists both Form 60 and Form 71B on its approved forms page. The CBOS guide to approved plumbing forms says Form 60 is a Start Work Notification and Authorisation for plumbing work. In the guide, it is completed by the plumber seeking authorisation to start plumbing work and sent to the Council Permit Authority.
The same guide says Form 71B is the Standard of Work Certificate for plumbing work. It is completed by the plumber, sent to the Council Permit Authority, and a copy is sent to the owner. The guide says it is used when permit or notifiable plumbing work is completed.
The Index of Forms Approved by the Director of Building Control says approved forms are templates for use in the administration of the Building Act 2016 and Building Regulations 2016. It also says users should exercise care when completing forms and read the Act or regulations, including the section or regulation referred to, before use.
That last point is worth keeping in mind. Tradie Forms helps you fill the official PDF layout. It does not decide whether the job is permit work, notifiable work, low risk work, or another category. The licensed plumber remains responsible for checking the pathway and the exported PDFs.
Where Form 60 fits
Form 60 belongs before the plumbing work starts. The CBOS guide describes it as the form used when the plumber hired by the owner notifies that they are ready to start the work on a certain day.
The form needs the permit authority, type of work, work site, work categories, licensed plumber details, intended start date, signature, and related notification details.
In practical terms, Form 60 is the job-start checkpoint. Before you send it, check:
- The permit authority or council details
- The site address and title details
- The work classification
- The categories of plumbing work
- The plumber name, licence, contact, and business address
- The intended start date
- The signature and date
If those details are wrong at the start, the same mistakes can follow the job all the way to completion.
Where Form 71B fits
Form 71B belongs when permit or notifiable plumbing work is completed. The CBOS guide says the plumber completes the certificate and sends it to the permit authority, with a copy to the owner.
The form needs recipient details, plumber details, owner details, work type, certificate of likely compliance references where they apply, work site details, work description, declaration, print name, signature, and date.
In practical terms, Form 71B is the closeout record. It should match the job that was actually completed, not just the job as first booked.
Before you export it, check:
- The permit authority or recipient details
- The plumber and licence details
- The owner details
- The work type selected
- Certificate or permit references where they apply
- The work site details
- The description of completed plumbing work
- The signature, printed name, and date
If the work changed from the first plan, the certificate should tell the true closeout story.
Why the two forms should stay together
Small plumbing crews often lose time because the start paperwork and completion certificate live in different places. Form 60 might be in an email thread. Form 71B might be a PDF on someone's laptop. Photos might be in a phone gallery. Inspection notes might be in the job system.
When the permit authority, owner, or office asks a question later, nobody wants to rebuild the record from memory.
Keep Form 60 and Form 71B together because they answer the two ends of the same job:
- Form 60 records the intention and authorisation to start
- Form 71B records the standard of work certificate after completion
The site, owner, permit authority, plumber, work category, and references should line up unless there is a clear reason they changed.
Details to collect before starting work
Do not wait until the first day on site to gather the Form 60 details. Collect them while booking and preparing the job.
Permit authority
Use the correct council or permit authority name and address. Saved permit authority details help when you work across the same councils, but check the recipient before export.
Site and title details
Record the work site address, suburb, postcode, lot number, and any permit or certificate reference that belongs to the job. New subdivisions, rural properties, and multi-unit sites need more care than a simple street address.
Work type and categories
Tick the work classification and categories that match the job. Do not copy an old template just because the job feels similar. The work type should match the approval pathway and the actual work planned.
Licensed plumber details
Use the current plumber name, licence number, contact details, and business address. If a different licensed plumber is carrying out the work from the one originally booked, fix that before export.
Start date and signature
The intended start date needs to match the job plan. If the schedule shifts, update the record before relying on an old PDF.
Details to collect at completion
Form 71B is easier when the plumber collects the closeout details before leaving site.
Owner and recipient details
The CBOS guide says Form 71B is sent to the Council Permit Authority and a copy to the owner. That makes both recipient and owner details important. Use the legal owner, company, body corporate, or authorised owner details that belong on the job record.
Work site and description
The work description should be concrete. "Bathroom plumbing" is thin. "Install sanitary plumbing and water supply rough-in for ensuite renovation at rear dwelling" is more useful.
Write the description so the owner, permit authority, or office can understand the work six months later.
Work type and references
Make sure the work type on the certificate lines up with the job pathway. Add certificate of likely compliance or permit references where they apply.
Certification details
Read the declaration before signing. Tradie Forms can place your details and signature on the official PDF layout, but the licensed plumber remains responsible for checking the work and certificate.
Common workflow mistakes
Treating Form 60 as a throwaway
Form 60 sets up the job record. If the permit authority, site, work type, or plumber details are wrong at the start, the office may be fixing the same problem at completion.
Filling Form 71B from memory
The certificate should describe the work that was completed. Finish it while the work, photos, notes, and inspection details are still in front of the plumber.
Owner details do not match
Owner details can differ between quotes, invoices, permits, and site contacts. Use the details that belong on the form and keep the same owner record with the job.
Work categories are copied from the last job
Do not let a repeated job type become a lazy tick. Check the work categories and type against the actual plumbing work and current pathway.
The PDFs are not stored with the job
Sending a PDF is not the same as keeping a clean record. Store Form 60, Form 71B, approval references, inspection notes, photos, and handover emails together.
How Tradie Forms helps
Tradie Forms turns both forms into guided sections instead of flat PDFs.
For TAS Form 60, you work through permit authority, type of work, plumbing work, work categories, licensed plumber, and notification of intention to start.
For TAS Form 71B, you work through recipient, plumber, owner, type of work, compliance references, work site, standard of work description, and certification.
You can reuse saved permit authority and plumber details, fill site and owner addresses clearly, catch missing fields before export, preview the official PDF layout, and download the finished PDFs for lodgement, owner handover, and job storage.
That helps the crew finish paperwork at the job instead of chasing missing licence numbers, owner addresses, or work descriptions later.
A practical job flow
Use this flow for TAS plumbing jobs where Form 60 and Form 71B apply:
- Confirm the work pathway with the current CBOS and permit authority requirements.
- Fill Form 60 before work starts.
- Save or check permit authority and plumber details.
- Keep the exported Form 60 with the job record.
- Record inspections, photos, changes, and site notes during the job.
- Complete Form 71B when the permit or notifiable plumbing work is finished.
- Preview the official PDF layout before sending.
- Send the required copies and attach the finished PDF to the job record.
That flow keeps the paperwork attached to what happened on site.
Next steps
Start TAS Form 60 before the plumbing work starts, use TAS Form 71B when the work is completed, or browse TAS plumbing forms for the live Tasmanian plumbing templates.
Official references
For current requirements, check the CBOS approved forms page, the CBOS plumbing approved forms guide, and the Index of approved forms.