Summary of comments – definition of restricted building work
Launched in November 2007, the Licensed Building Practitioner Scheme is one of the key changes introduced by the Building Act 2004. Since then, practitioners in the building industry have been able to apply to be licensed in a range of classes depending on the type of work they do.
From November 2010, it is intended that some design and construction work will only be able to be done or supervised by licensed practitioners. This is called ‘restricted building work’.
The Department of Building and Housing (the Department) was tasked with conducting consultation on the proposed definition of restricted building work. The Department worked with key industry organisations to develop the proposal, and a discussion document on the definition was published on 12 August 2008. The document, Proposal for a definition of restricted building work [PDF 194KB, 20 pages], can be viewed here.
The period for making comments on the proposals ended on 11 September 2008.
A total of 50 comments were received, and they have all been considered by the Department. Most of the comments agreed with the proposals.
Click here to view the Summary of comments on the definition of restricted building work [Word 237KB, 8 pages].