Regulatory functions include a number of roles and responsibilities discharged to local government under State legislation:

• Siting concession assessments (boundary dispensation)
• Amenity & aesthetic considerations
• Complaint investigations
• Illegal building work investigations
• Compliance inspections of certain building works (e.g. budget accommodation, residential services)
• Swimming pool fence compliance inspections
• Compliance & building record searches
• Record keeping functions (e.g. Private Certifier documentation)