01What changes in Sydney
NSW Government says a licence or certificate is required for general residential building work valued above $5,000 including labour, materials and GST, and specialist work must be subcontracted where the general builder does not hold the relevant specialist category.
Its current contract guidance also separates written small-job contracts from $5,000 to $20,000 and large-job contracts above $20,000; projects above $20,000 require Home Building Compensation cover before payment or work starts. That creates useful Sydney qualification branches: project scope, estimated value, contracting entity and whether the enquiry is still preliminary.
Parramatta, Penrith, Liverpool and the Sutherland Shire span different travel, site-supervision and supplier patterns, so the service map should follow projects the builder can genuinely supervise rather than a broad Greater Sydney radius. A lead form may ask whether concepts, plans or approvals exist, but it should not imply that council approval, insurance eligibility or a final price has been checked.
