Forms and publications

This section contains publications about the Licensed Building Practitioner Scheme, grouped in the following categories: 

Application forms

The following are the application forms that are available:

• Bricklaying and Blocklaying
• Carpentry
• Combined Carpentry/Site 1
• External plastering
• Qualified practitioner
• Roofing
• Site 1
• Site 2
• Site 3
• Design 1
• Design 2
• Design 3

Brochures and fact sheets 

• Is licensing for me?
• Understanding the building categories
• Licensing and bricklayers and blocklayers
• Licensing and external plasterers
• Licensing and roofers
• What it means to be a licensed building practitioner
• What can I do if my licence application is turned down?
• Skills maintenance
• Restricted building work
• Use of the Licensed Building Practitioner logo
• Activity approval process for training providers

Forms

• Application for appeal
• Record of skills maintenance form
• Change of details
• Applying for a replacement identification card
• Application to withdraw licence application
• Application for voluntary suspension of licence
• Application to end voluntary suspension of licence
• Application for voluntary cancellation of licence
• Deed of licence for Licensed Building Practitioner logo use by training providers
• Terms and conditions of logo use for individuals
• Activity pre-approval application

Standards and competencies

The formal Licensed Building Practitioner Rules have been published. These include the competencies for each class – in short, what you need to show in able to apply to become licensed.

Licensing Update

Licensing Update is a regular e-newsletter that covers information and news about occupational licensing in New Zealand. The main topics it covers are news and developments in licensing, industry events and Licensed Building Practitioner Scheme details.