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287: Applications to become licensed
or “You must follow the rules when you ask to become licensed.”
You could also call this:

“The person in charge decides if you can become a licensed builder and tells you what happens next.”

When you apply to become a licensed building practitioner, the Registrar will review your application. If the Registrar thinks you meet the requirements in section 286, they will give you a license. They will send you proof that you’re licensed and add your name to the register. They will also give you a special number or code that identifies you as a licensed building practitioner.

If the Registrar doesn’t think you meet the requirements, they will tell you that your application was not successful. They will also let you know that you can appeal this decision if you disagree with it.

The Registrar’s decision to decline your application doesn’t change any other rules about becoming licensed. You can find more information about these rules in section 283.

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or “Licensed builders must show proof of their licence when asked, or they could be fined.”
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Part 4 Regulation of building practitioners
Licensing and disciplining of building practitioners: How to become licensed

288Registrar to license applicant or decline application

  1. If the Registrar is satisfied that the applicant is entitled, under section 286, to be licensed as a building practitioner, the Registrar must—

  2. license the applicant; and
    1. send to the applicant evidence that he or she has been licensed, in a form specified in the rules; and
      1. enter that person's name in the register; and
        1. issue a unique identifier (for example, a registration number) to the applicant, and notify the applicant what that identifier is.

          1. If the Registrar is not satisfied that the applicant is entitled to be licensed as a building practitioner, the Registrar must notify the applicant of—

          2. the Registrar's decision; and
            1. the applicant's right of appeal against the decision.

              1. Subsection (2) does not limit section 283.

              Notes
              • Section 288(1)(a): replaced, on , by section 59(1) of the Building Amendment Act 2008 (2008 No 4).
              • Section 288(1)(b): amended, on , by section 59(2) of the Building Amendment Act 2008 (2008 No 4).