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Revision to the Guidelines on Civil Penalty

  Published: 01 September 2009
  Theme: Inform (Guidelines)

Civil penalty is payable for the retention of unauthorised structures or uses that can be allowed under prevailing guidelines. The revised guidelines on the amount of civil penalty fees payable will correlate with the extent of works to be retained.

A simplified 3-tier banding system according to the amount of GFA involved and severity of the unauthorised retention works will be used to compute the fees. The amount of civil penalty payable for retention of unauthorised works is summarised in the table below.

Band Total floor area occupied by unauthorised retention works Civil Penalty Fees to be Imposed
(as multiple of Processing Fee)
Without enforcement records With enforcement record
I 0m2 to ≤ 50m2 1x 2x
II 50m2 to ≤ 150m2 4x 8x
III >150m2 6x 12x
For cases involving applicant trying to deceive the authorities (e.g. By concealing works during inspections) regardless of extent of retention works Up to 25x or $150,000 whichever is lower

See circular for more details.

Note: All DC.Connect articles are only for general information. We strongly advise readers to read the relevant circulars we issue to professional institutes for full and accurate information on development control matters as these will continue to take precedence.

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