What professional fees need to be included?

The levy is payable in relation to professional fees for any activity that involves the close oversight, supervision, management or monitoring of the performance of the building and construction work and includes:

• Project management fees
• Construction fees
• Building consultancy fees
• Onsite engineers fees
• Overseers etc.

The levy is not payable in relation to professional fees for any activity that is of a preliminary nature and not directly associated with the close oversight, supervision, management or monitoring of the performance of building and construction work. This includes:

• Concept Design fees
• Feasibility studies
• Building design fees
• Planning fees
• Seeking planning approval fees
• Seeking building rules consent
• Quantity surveying
• Engineering design etc.