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Building Act 2004

Regulation of building practitioners - Licensing and disciplining of building practitioners - Appeal from decisions

330: Right of appeal

You could also call this:

“You can ask someone to check decisions about your building license if you think they're not fair.”

If you want to be a building practitioner, you can appeal if the Registrar says no to giving you a licence. You can also appeal if the Registrar suspends or cancels your licence. To do this, you need to appeal to the Board.

If you’re not happy with what the Board decides after your first appeal, you can appeal again. This time, you appeal to the District Court. You can also appeal to the District Court if the Board takes any action mentioned in section 318.

Remember, an appeal means you’re asking someone else to look at the decision again because you think it’s not fair or correct.

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Part 4 Regulation of building practitioners
Licensing and disciplining of building practitioners: Appeal from decisions

330Right of appeal

  1. A person may appeal to the Board against any decision of the Registrar to—

  2. decline to license the person as a building practitioner; or
    1. suspend or cancel his or her licensing.

      1. A person may appeal to the District Court against any decision of the Board—

      2. made by it on an appeal brought under subsection (1); or
        1. to take any action referred to in section 318.

          Notes
          • Section 330(1)(b): amended, on , by section 83(1) of the Building Amendment Act 2008 (2008 No 4).
          • Section 330(2): replaced, on , by section 83(2) of the Building Amendment Act 2008 (2008 No 4).
          • Section 330(2): amended, on , by section 261 of the District Court Act 2016 (2016 No 49).