Govt to allow approved builders, plumbers, drainlayers to sign off their own work | Stuff.co.nz

A new scheme will allow approved builders, plumbers and drainlayers to sign off their own work.

The Government expects around 3,000 homes a year to be built without the need for consent, shifting the liability away from local councils. But as Zane Small reports, if building companies self-certify faulty work, they could be fined up to $1.5 million dollars. | Subscribe: https://bit.ly/2JPg8oB


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