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86: Offence to engage another person to carry out or supervise restricted building work if person is not licensed building practitioner
or “It's against the law to hire someone who isn't properly licensed to do or oversee special building jobs.”
You could also call this:

“You must tell the building authority who will do the special work on your house before it starts.”

You need to tell the building consent authority in writing about the licensed building practitioners who will do restricted building work before it starts. This includes anyone who wasn’t listed when you applied for the building consent.

If someone stops working on the project or a new person starts, you must let the building consent authority know in writing as soon as you can. You need to say what has changed and give the name of any new licensed building practitioner.

You don’t have to do this if the licensed building practitioner is an unpaid friend or family member helping you as an owner-builder.

If you want to know more about applying for a building consent, you can look at section 45(1)(e).

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Next up: 87A: Notices to building consent authority when owner-builder carries out restricted building work

or “If you're doing special building work yourself, you need to tell the building people about it”
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Requirements for building work: Restricted building work must be carried out or supervised by licensed building practitioners

87Owner must notify names of licensed building practitioners engaged in restricted building work

  1. Before restricted building work commences under a building consent, the owner must give the building consent authority written notice of the name of every licensed building practitioner who—

  2. is engaged to carry out, or supervise, the restricted building work under the building consent; and
    1. was not stated in the application for the building consent under section 45(1)(e).

      1. After any restricted building work commences under a building consent, the owner must give the building consent authority a written notice if—

      2. a licensed building practitioner ceases to be engaged to carry out, or supervise, the restricted building work under the building consent; or
        1. another licensed building practitioner is engaged to carry out, or supervise, the restricted building work.

          1. The notice under subsection (2) must—

          2. state that 1 or both of the circumstances specified in subsection (2)(a) and (b) apply; and
            1. be given as soon as practicable; and
              1. name the other licensed building practitioner concerned (if any).

                1. This section does not apply in the case of a licensed building practitioner who, as an unpaid friend or family member of an owner-builder, is engaged to assist the owner-builder in carrying out restricted building work.

                Notes
                • Section 87(4): inserted, on , by section 25 of the Building Amendment Act 2012 (2012 No 23).