Checking compliance

ABSA Accreditation is the only nationally recognised standard for Assessor training and Quality Assurance which meets the Building Code of Australia and BASIX requirements that a 'suitably qualified person' must carry out Building Thermal Performance Assessments. ABSA Accreditation is mandatory for Assessors submitting Thermal Performance Assessments in some states.

Assessments carried out by ABSA Assessors produce both an ABSA Certificate (2 pages) and a stamped set of plans.

The ABSA Assessor Certificate must:

Have been issued by an Accredited Assessor, showing a 5 digit Assessor number, stamped with the ABSA Assessor stamp. Go to Find an Assessor to confirm an Assessor's Accreditation status. Only currently Accredited Assessors are listed on this page.
Have an ABSA Assessor Certificate number. Go to Check an Assessment to confirm the validity of the Assessment.
Include a Schedule of Commitments, detailing the specifications upon which the assessment has been conducted.

The stamped set of plans must:

Be the document set referenced on the ABSA Certificate as the set used for rating purposes.
Be stamped on at least one page of the document set.
Have a Specification Block attached that lists all elements included in the rating (optional in WA). This specification block should be over-stamped with the ABSA stamp to prevent its removal. Information in this Specification Block takes precedence over all information contained within the drawing set.

ABSA has developed a Guidenote for ABSA's Quality Assured Certification Standards for Certifiers and Council staff.