Just when you thought building law reforms had taken a breather

Building law reform comes in waves, and those waves tend to be about 10 years apart. The 1991 Building Act was a watershed moment in building law reform. Then as a result of the leaky building era we had the Hunn Report of 2002, and the 2004 Building Act that adopted a lot of its recommendations.

I think these reforms are mostly sensible and I congratulate the MBIE for keeping the momentum going. If implemented, they will have a profound effect on the industry.

As an LBP you will only be permitted to “carry out” rather than “supervise” RBW, unless you hold a higher level of licence that specifically includes supervision.

Submissions on these proposals close on 16 June. If there is still time, get online and have your say, or contact me and we will put something in for you.