Under the Building Act 2004 the Department of Building and Housing established in November 2007 the Licensed Building Practitioner Scheme.This scheme sets out a regulated process where skilled and/or qualified building practitioners are required to demonstrate their ability to meet industry consulted competencies in order to obtain the status of being a Licensed Building Practitioner (LBP). The scheme has seven license classes:
Designers
Carpenters
External Plasterers
Bricklayers and Blocklayers
Foundation specialist
Roofers
Site (These are on-site supervisors or managers)
Registered Architects and Plumbers as well as Chartered Professional Engineers are also deemed to be licensed.
For more information please visit http://www.dbh.govt.nz/lbp