| Inspection legally required |
No |
State-dependent |
No |
Province-dependent |
No |
| Standard practice in transactions |
Yes, strongly embedded |
Yes, contingency standard |
Yes, building + pest |
Yes, contingency standard |
No standard practice |
| National / mandated standard |
RICS Home Survey Standard |
ASHI SOP / InterNACHI SOP |
AS 4349.1-2007 |
InterNACHI / CAHPI |
No mandated standard |
| Inspector licensing required |
RICS membership |
State licence (most states) |
Builder / inspector licence |
Some provinces |
No licensing requirement |
| Professional indemnity required |
Yes (RICS) |
Yes (most states) |
Yes (most states) |
Varies by province |
OE engineers: yes |
| Built-in inspection window in offer |
Subject to survey (common) |
Inspection contingency (standard) |
Inspection period (standard) |
Condition (standard) |
No; must be pre-CPCV |
| Closest available equivalent |
RICS Level 2 or 3 survey |
ASHI / InterNACHI inspection |
AS 4349.1 inspection report |
InterNACHI inspection |
OE engineer, defined brief, pre-CPCV |