The following occupations and work activities satisfy the definition of building and construction services:
- architectural work, including drafting and design
- asphalt and bitumen work
- assembly, installation or erection of prefabricated houses
- block laying
- bricklaying
- building of room components - for example, kitchens, bathroom components, laundry components, cupboards, and similar components
- cabinet making, including joinery and off-site fabrication for installation at a building site
- cable laying
- communications construction
- concreting, including formwork, pouring and finishing
- construction and sealing roads
- construction management
- decorating
- demolition
- distribution line construction
- drainage work
- dredging
- earthworks
- electrical machinery, heavy, installation (on-site assembly)
- electrical work
- electrical construction
- elevator and escalator installation and work
- engineering
- equipment rental with operator. If there is no operator, it’s rental of a good and not a building and construction activity
- erection of frames
- erection of scaffolding
- excavation and grading
- fencing
- finishing
- flood control system construction
- flooring, for example, tiling, laying carpet, laying linoleum, timber flooring, floating floors, resilient flooring, slate tiles, and similar flooring
- foundation work
- gas plumbing
- glass and glazing work
- hanging or installing doors
- installation of fittings
- installation of hard-wired alarm systems, for example, security, fire, smoke, and similar alarms
- installation of hot water systems
- installation of prefabricated components, for example, kitchens, bathroom components, laundry components, cupboards, and similar components
- installation of prefabricated temperature-controlled structures
- installation of septic tanks
- installation of solar devices, for example, hot water or electricity connections
- installation of tanks
- installation of window frames
- installation of windows
- installation or work on devices for heating and cooling
- insulation work, for example, walls, roofs, windows, and similar structures
- internet infrastructure construction
- irrigation system construction
- land clearing
- landscaping construction, including paving and design
- levelling sites
- painting, for example, internal and external surfaces, including roofs
- pile driving
- pipeline construction
- plastering or other wall and ceiling construction
- plumbing work, including plumbing inspection
- preparation of site
- project management
- rendering or other internal or external surface finishes
- retaining wall construction
- river work construction
- roofing and guttering
- sewage or stormwater drainage system construction
- stonework
- surveying
- swimming pool installation
- swimming pool construction, for example, below ground concrete or fibreglass
- tiling, for example, walls and similar structures
- timber work
- wallpapering
- waterproofing interior and exterior surfaces
- weatherboarding.
Last modified: 16 May 2024