Having Trouble?
Try these PlanBuild Tasmania resources available below including:
- Quick Reference Guides
- Application Guides
- eLearning for Industry Users
- PlanBuild Tasmania Common Terms
- In-built Help Pages
New user guide for occupational licence holders
Do you have an occupational licence? Have you registered with PlanBuild? Follow this guide to ensure that you have linked your occupational licence to your PlanBuild user account.
User Guide for Licensees - linking your occupational licence to your PlanBuild user account.
Quick Reference Guides
To get you started with PlanBuild Tasmania and learn how to:
Application Guides
User Guides are available for applicants for the common application types which can be lodged using PlanBuild Tasmania:
- Application for Certificate(s) for Certifiable Work CCW Building and/or Plumbing
- Application for Building Permit
- Application for Certificate of Likely Compliance CLC & Plumbing Permit User Guide
- Application for Planning Permit/Planning Application
- Viewing advertisements and submitting a representation
eLearning
PlanBuild Tasmania has a suite of eLearning packages available for industry users.
Earn Continuing Professional Development (CPD) points by completing the relevant course below and providing your completion certificate to contact@planbuild.tas.gov.au
PlanBuild Tasmania Common Terms
Project
In PlanBuild Tasmania, a Project serves as a container that encompasses related Sub Projects. These Sub Projects are nested within the overarching Project structure. In PlanBuild Tasmania, a Sub Project acts like a file within a larger Project container
Sub Project
Each Sub Project is categorised into specific project types, such as planning, building, plumbing, TasWater or events. These categories determine the types of application types an applicant can submit within that Sub Project. Additionally, a Project can contain multiple Sub Projects of varying types, depending on the complexity of the overall Project.
Form
A form in PlanBuild Tasmania is generally an on-line application form.
However, each page in PlanBuild Tasmania can also be referred to as a form. For example, a Request for Information could be described as a RFI form.
Task
Refers to a system task within PlanBuild Tasmania, these usually include an action reference such as ‘Acknowledge’, ‘Assess’, ‘Review’ or ‘Respond’. Throughout the application’s lifecycle, multiple tasks may be triggered for relevant parties. These tasks prompt the applicant to log into PlanBuild Tasmania and provide the necessary information.
Notification
Refers to the notification a user receives in their PlanBuild mailbox on the top-right-hand of the Dashboard, a matching email will also be sent to the external email address registered for that user.
Project Administrator
The Project Administrator is responsible for creating and managing the project. This role can be fulfilled by the property owner(s) or a third party acting on behalf of the owner(s). There can be more than one Project Administrator, this can be changed once the project is created.
(Property) Owner
Owner of the property - The person(s') name that appear as owner(s) on the Certificate of Title for the property.
In-built Help Pages
PlanBuild Tasmania has in-built help to assist users to navigate and manage applications, this includes:
| Help Icons | Help Icons are located throughout the system to provide additional detail to assist users in completing applications, to view select the questions mark (?) icon. |
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| Help Pages | Help pages can be accessed from the left-hand menu bar in Application Services. These pages will provide simple step-by-step instructions for common actions in the system. Only help pages for action which are available to be completed with your profile will be shown. |
