Consulting on Streamlining the Licensed Building Practitioner Scheme

Consultation closed 25 September 2009

The Department is consulting on streamlining the Licensed Building Practitioner (LBP) Scheme.

The consultation document was released on 27 August 2009.

This is your opportunity to comment on proposals to streamline the LBP scheme, which include:

giving greater recognition to trade-qualified practitioners
simplifying the building categories for the Site and Design licensing classes
reinforcing the importance of a licensed building practitioner working within their individual competence
not proceeding with licensing groups of practitioners where the costs outweigh the benefits
recognition of other statutory registration systems.