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Building Act 2004

Building - Restricted building work carried out by owner-builders

90D: Owner-builder exemption

You could also call this:

“If you build your own home, you can do certain tricky jobs without needing a special builder to watch over you.”

If you’re an owner-builder doing restricted building work, you can do that work without having a licensed building practitioner supervise you. This means you can do the work yourself without needing someone else to watch over you.

However, there are some cases where this doesn’t apply. You can’t use this exemption if the restricted building work is:

  • low-risk building work that’s part of a low-risk building consent
  • simple residential building work that’s part of a simple residential building consent
  • commercial building work that’s part of a commercial building consent

In these situations, you would still need supervision from a licensed building practitioner.

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Part 2 Building
Restricted building work carried out by owner-builders

90DOwner-builder exemption

  1. A person who is an owner-builder in relation to restricted building work may carry out that restricted building work without being supervised by a licensed building practitioner.

  2. Subsection (1) does not apply if the restricted building work in question is low-risk building work under a low-risk building consent, simple residential building work under a simple residential building consent, or commercial building work under a commercial building consent.

Notes
  • Section 90D: inserted, on , by section 29 of the Building Amendment Act 2012 (2012 No 23).