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Building Act 2004

Regulation of building practitioners - Licensing and disciplining of building practitioners - Code of ethics and competence

314B: Licensed building practitioner must work within competence

You could also call this:

“A person with a building licence must only do work they know how to do properly and not pretend they can do things they can't.”

If you are a licensed building practitioner, you must be honest about what you can do. You should not say you can do things that you cannot do. This means you should not lie about your skills or abilities.

You must only do building work that you know how to do properly. If you are supervising others doing building work, you should only supervise work that you understand and are good at.

Remember, it’s important to be truthful about your abilities and to only work on things you are trained and skilled to do. This helps keep buildings safe and ensures that work is done correctly.

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Part 4 Regulation of building practitioners
Licensing and disciplining of building practitioners: Code of ethics and competence

314BLicensed building practitioner must work within competence

  1. A licensed building practitioner must—

  2. not misrepresent his or her competence:
    1. carry out or supervise building work only within his or her competence.

      Notes
      • Section 314B: inserted, on , by section 69 of the Building Amendment Act 2012 (2012 No 23).