Complaint investigators, and code of ethics for builders

Complaint investigators, and code of ethics for builders
Building problems: the government is looking to fix the fixers.
Staff reporters
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) will take a microscope to the Licensed Building Practitioners (LBP) scheme to address quality issues in the building sector.Proposed changes under the scheme, which falls under the Building Act 2004, are part of a series of reforms to improve the quality of building work and ensure fairer outcomes when things go wrong, according to Amy Moorhead, MBIE's building policy manager.Moorhead said the scheme, aimed at ensuring building work is only carried out by competent builders, will be...