Minister announces licensing

23 April 2006: The Minister for Building and Construction announced the new licensing system for building practitioners at the Registered Master Builders Conference in Queenstown today. This means more certainty that critical work on houses and buildings has been done to a good standard, and is certified by competent and accountable practitioners.

Read more detailed information about licensing:

• Media release  from Minister for Building and Construction
• The licensing webpages on this site have been updated with the latest information.
• Two fact sheets have also been distributed to councils, building suppliers and industry organisations:
  Licensing of building work [PDF 136 KB]
  DIY and licensing of building work [PDF 136 KB]

Cabinet paper and Regulatory Impact Statement

• Minute of decision [PDF 852 KB]
• Regulatory Impact Statement [PDF 227 KB]