171Registration

171 Registration

(1) The Authority must register an applicant as a building practitioner in a category or class if the Authority is satisfied that—

S. 171(1)(a) amended by Nos 46/2018 s. 14(1), 40/2021 s. 21(1)(a).

(a) in the case of registration other than registration under paragraph (ab) or (ac), if the applicant is a natural person, the applicant either—

S. 171(1)(a)(i) amended by No. 40/2021 s. 21(1)(b).

(i) holds the prescribed qualification and prescribed experience for the registration; or

S. 171(1)(a)(ii) amended by No. 40/2021 s. 21(1)(c).

(ii) unless the regulations otherwise provide in relation to a particular category or class, holds a qualification that the Authority considers is, either alone or together with any further knowledge, certificate, authority, experience or examination equivalent to a prescribed qualification; and

S. 171(1)(ab) inserted by No. 46/2018 s. 14(2), substituted by No. 40/2021 s. 21(2).

(ab) in the case of registration as a builder in a class of builder that authorises the carrying out of a type of building work prescribed for the purposes of section 169EA, if the applicant is a natural person—

(i) the applicant holds—

(A) the prescribed qualification for the registration; or

(B) (unless the regulations otherwise provide in relation to a particular class) holds a qualification that the Authority considers is, either alone or together with any further knowledge, certificate, authority, experience or examination, equivalent to the prescribed qualification; and

(ii) the applicant has any prescribed experience for the registration; and

(iii) the applicant has or holds any prescribed prerequisite for the registration; and

A registration under this paragraph is subject to a condition that the registered person must not carry out building work other than as a subcontractor (unless the cost of the work is less than the amount prescribed for the purposes of section 24B(2) or the building work is not domestic building work and does not require a building permit) or as an employee—see section 171H.

S. 171(1)(ac) inserted by No. 40/2021 s. 21(3).

(ac) in the case of provisional registration as a builder in a class of builder that authorises the carrying out of a type of building work prescribed for the purposes of section 169EA, if the applicant is a natural person—

(i) the applicant holds—

(A) the prescribed qualification for the registration; or

(B) (unless the regulations otherwise provide in relation to a particular class) a qualification that the Authority considers is, either alone or together with any further knowledge, certificate, authority, experience or examination, equivalent to the prescribed qualification; or