Codewords issue 121

Codewords issue 121 includes information on Satisfied on reasonable grounds and Minor variations.

Registrar Update

Kia ora koutou,

Welcome to another edition of the Need-to-Know newsletter for 2024.

In this newsletter you will find 2 skills maintenance articles for October. Reading these articles and completing the quiz is a compulsory part of skills maintenance and is required to relicense. You can also maintain your competence through on-the-job learning and elective activities.

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You’ll also find some information around the consultation process for remote inspections. If you’d like to provide feedback on this consultation, you’ll need to do so by Friday 1 November 2024.

I hope you are starting to enjoy the longer, warmer spring days. Thank you for reading this edition of the newsletter.

Nga mihi nui,

Duncan Connor

Registrar of Licensed Building Practitioners

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Skills maintenance

Satisfied on reasonable grounds

Building consent authorities (BCAs) need to be ‘satisfied on reasonable grounds’ that building work will meet the requirements of the Building Code before they can issue the building consent. This is not always as simple as comparing the plans with the performance requirements of Building Code.

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Minor variations better defined

New and amended regulations came into force on 30 September 2024 to better clarify a ‘minor variation’ when it comes to amending a building consent, and a ‘minor customisation’ when it comes to a MultiProof.

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