Industry Licensing
Occupational licensing aims to ensure that people in the building industry who are responsible for the work done are competent and accountable, so that homes and buildings are designed and built right the first time.
Licensed Building Practitioners Scheme
This Scheme was introduced in November 2007. From 1 March 2012, building practitioners must be licensed in order to carry out or supervise work on homes and small-medium sized apartment buildings that is critical to the integrity of the building.
This 'restricted building work' applies to foundations, framing, roofing and cladding. It also applies to active fire safety systems in small-medium sized apartment buildings. An exemption will be available to owner-builders (do-it-yourselfers).
For more information on licensing, please call our Customer Support team on 0800 4 BCITO (0800 422 486) or visit the Department of Building and Housing's website www.dbh.govt.nz