A person who is an owner-builder may carry out restricted building work without being supervised by a LBP. The Statutory Declaration must be completed.
For the purposes of the Building Act 2004, you are an owner-builder if you meet the following criteria including:
- having a relevant interest in the land or the building on which the restricted building work is carryout out (i.e., ownership), and
- reside, or intends to reside, in the household unit in relation to which the restricted building work is carried out (this includes a holiday home or bach), and
- carries out the restrict building work himself or herself or with the assistance of his or her unpaid friends and family members, and
- has not, under the owner-builder exemption, carried out restricted building work in relation to a different household unit with the previous 3 years.
Note: An owner-builder must be an individual and cannot be a company
