Building Warrant of Fitness and IQPs
Building Warrant of Fitness
A building warrant of fitness (BWOF) is a building owner’s annual statement confirming the specified systems in the compliance schedule for their building have been maintained and checked for the previous 12 months, in accordance with the compliance schedule. To find out more about BWOF process go to the Build Waikato website.
A BWOF must be:
- Renewed annually on the anniversary of the compliance schedule issue date.
- One copy must be supplied to Council before the expiry date, and
- One copy must be publicly displayed in the building. Failure to do so becomes a breach of the Building Act 2004.
Independent Qualified Person
Building owners are required to engage IQPs who will undertake the inspection, maintenance and reporting procedures for the BWOF process.
See more about IQPs on the Build Waikato website.