Friday, 14 May 2021, 11:05 am
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment has
announced changes to the Licensed Buildings Practitioners
(LBP) scheme to improve accountability, efficiency and
fairness.
“We are strengthening our occupational
regulation of Licensed Building Practitioners so that New
Zealanders can remain confident in LBPs and their work,”
said Amy Moorhead, MBIE’s Building Policy
Manager.
The Government has agreed to strengthen the
LBP scheme to introduce a code of ethics, improve the
structure of the complaints and discipline model to
introduce independent investigators, and enhance the
efficiency of the licensing administration process such as
including a grace period for late renewals.