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14B: Responsibilities of owner
or “Property owners must follow rules, get approvals, and make sure building work is done properly”

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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Next up: 14D: Responsibilities of designer

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

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Building Act 2004
Preliminary provisions
14C: Responsibilities of owner-builder

Part 1 Preliminary provisions
Outline of responsibilities under this Act

14CResponsibilities of owner-builder

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.

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