Require Builders to be Licensed and Governed by a Regulatory Body

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Require all builders and tradespersons to be regulated by a governing body who have the power to investigate complaints, enforce remedies including reimbursement to the consumer, and force financial penalties, demand retraining, and require that all trades abide by a code of practice.

Mandate that failure to complete work to standards set by building control will result in loss of their license.
Require all builders and tradespeople to have indemnity insurance to protect consumers from Rogue Traders shutting down leaving them unable to claim money back.
Protect the public and consumers from cowboy builders and tradespeople, financial devastation, and from their homes being damaged and destroyed by unqualified tradespeople and con artists.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

You may wish to sign this petition which calls for the same action: Introduce statutory regulation of builders

Timeline

11 Nov 2022	Petition opened for signatures
16 Nov 2022	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 16 Nov 2022

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