Building Consent Authority

Building Consent Authorities (BCAs) play an important role in the plumbing, gasfitting and drainlaying industry by checking buildings are safe for New Zealanders to live in.

Consent issues

The Board can only look into consent matters when they form part of a broader issue. Consent issues on their own are for the BCA to address, but if they are linked to wider concerns about a practitioner’s competence or compliance, then they may be included in our investigation.

See MBIE's Building performance website for more information:

Producer statements | Building Performance

Guides for building officials | Building Performance

Checking licences and understanding registration classes

What to look for when checking a licence

Check the register

What to do when you find unsafe gasfitting

If you come across unsafe gasfitting, in the first instance please contact WorkSafe immediately using the link below.

Please also contact compliance@pgdb.co.nz within 5 working days with details of the incident.

Make a complaint or send notifications to the Board

You can make a complaint on our short complaint form for BCAs at the link below or you can send a notification to compliance@pgdb.co.nz

Recent prosecutions and disciplinary decisions

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