47Licensee to give evidence of insurance

47 Licensee to give evidence of insurance (1) Before providing a construction service to a person (the client), a licensee must give the client evidence of what insurance the licensee holds in relation to the service the licensee is to provide. (2) The licensee may ask the client to sign an acknowledgment that the client has been told about the licensee’s insurance. (3) The acknowledgment must state the time and date it was given. (4) If the client signs the acknowledgment, the licensee must immediately give the client a copy of it. (5) The registrar may assume that the client was not told about the insurance the licensee holds if— (a) a question arises whether the client was told about the licensee’s insurance; and (b) an acknowledgment under this section is not produced; and (c) it is not proved that the licensee told the client about the insurance. (6) The licensee is taken to have given evidence of what insurance the licensee holds before providing a construction service to a person if the licensee advertised the insurance held at the time of providing the services in a way likely to come to the attention of the client. Example of advertising insurance held 1 Including details of insurance in the telephone directory, if the details are correct at the time the service is provided. 2 Having details of insurance on the vehicle used to provide the service or transport to the location to provide the service, if the details are correct at the time the service is provided. evidence of insurance includes a fidelity certificate. fidelity certificate—see the Building Act 2004, section 84.