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Building Act 2004

Preliminary provisions - Outline of responsibilities under this Act

14C: Responsibilities of owner-builder

You could also call this:

“The owner-builder must make sure their building work follows the agreed plans and rules.”

If you are an owner-builder, you have a specific responsibility. You must make sure that any restricted building work you do under the owner-builder exemption follows the building consent. This means the work needs to match the plans and specifications that were approved in the building consent. It’s your job to check that everything is done correctly according to these documents.

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“Property owners must follow rules, get approvals, and make sure building work is done properly”

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“The person who makes building plans must make sure their work follows the rules for safe buildings.”

Part 1 Preliminary provisions
Outline of responsibilities under this Act

14CResponsibilities of owner-builder

  1. An owner-builder is responsible for ensuring that restricted building work carried out under the owner-builder exemption complies with the building consent and the plans and specifications to which the building consent relates.

Notes
  • Section 14C: inserted, on , by section 10 of the Building Amendment Act 2012 (2012 No 23).