Building certifiers inspect and approve building work including the foundations of the house slab prior to it being poured. Additionally this includes the House Slab foundations. and excavation (footings) – before footings are poured for the house slab.
Building Certifiers make sure the concrete slab is prepared in compliance with the relevant aspects of approved building plans and appropriate building standards They can work for local government or as a private certifier.
Regardless of who a licensed building certifier works for, they must always act in the public interest when performing building certifying functions.
The duty to act in the public interest when performing building certification is a certifier’s primary duty. If there is an inconsistency in a certifier’s obligations, acting in the public interest prevails.
A building certifier’s failure to act in the public interest may result in disciplinary action being taken.
- Examples of a building certifier failing to act in the public interest include:
- seeking or accepting a benefit to themselves or others for acting contrary to their statutory functions
- acting contrary to their statutory functions
- falsely claiming to hold the appropriate licence needed to carry out building assessments of a particular type
- acting outside the scope of their legislated powers
- contravening the Code of Conduct for Building Certifiers
- acting in a grossly negligent or incompetent way
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