Plumbers, Gasfitters
and Drainlayers Board
Board response to Government’s self-certification scheme announcement
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The Prime Minister and the Minister for Building and Construction announced yesterday a self-certification scheme will roll out across the building sector.
The Minister has announced that the new self-certification scheme aims to remove or reduce the third-party review role of building consent authorities for our practitioners and accredited building companies undertaking low-risk residential building work by:
- enabling a broad range of groups to be eligible to apply for participation in self-certification including individual practitioners and accredited companies
- requiring that participants in the scheme can demonstrate an appropriate, specified level of competency and experience and be trustworthy
- limiting the type of work that can be self-certified to lower risk activities, for example work on a simple residential dwelling.
We look forward to seeing the details and will work with the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment on how the new process will be rolled out, including how it is funded, how the “opt in” scheme and accreditation will function, and how “low risk” building work will be identified.
The Board’s purpose and top priority is protecting the New Zealand public by ensuring the competency of plumbers, gasfitters and drainlayers. The Board wants to make sure plumbers and drainlayers will be well prepared for the change.
The Minister has signalled there will be consultation on the scope of the self-certification scheme. The Board looks forward to the opportunity to provide feedback when consultation opens.