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Building Act 2004

Building - Requirements for building work - Restricted building work must be carried out or supervised by licensed building practitioners

84: Licensed building practitioner must carry out or supervise restricted building work

You could also call this:

“Only special workers with special licenses can do or watch over certain types of building work.”

You need to know that restricted building work can only be done by a licensed building practitioner. This means that if you want to do restricted building work, you must either do it yourself if you are licensed, or have someone who is licensed watch over you while you do it. The person who is licensed must have the right kind of licence for the work being done. This rule is part of the Building Act 2004, which is a law in New Zealand that tells people how to build things safely.

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Requirements for building work: Restricted building work must be carried out or supervised by licensed building practitioners

84Licensed building practitioner must carry out or supervise restricted building work

  1. All restricted building work must be carried out or supervised by a licensed building practitioner who is licensed to carry out or supervise the work.

Notes
  • Section 84: amended, on , by section 15 of the Building Amendment Act 2008 (2008 No 4).