Risk Based Consenting

Largely due to the “leaky home” issue that has become a burden for councils throughout the country and the liability that councils had in regards to leaky homes new laws were introduced.

They introduced 4 new categories that building works in New Zealand would be assessed under with differences in regards to the amount of involvement that councils would play in those categories.

The 4 new categories are low risk, simple residential, Standard, and commercial. Standard being the only one of the 4 where council involvement would remain the same as it always was.

Attached in the link below gives the consumers a better understanding of the implications of those changes for builders, residential builders, licensed builders , home owners rights and the building code.

Take a minute to read this article and have a better understanding of how these changes affect both the builders and the consumers.ITM – Your Building Supplies Specialists.htm Risk based Consenting