Description

This standard provides a standard form of building contract suitable for owners who are making their own building arrangements.

This standard was developed by a committee with a broad and balanced representation of stakeholder interests including regulators, industry, and consumer advocates. It is intended to be a fair and clearly understood contract that sets out rights and responsibilities for all parties.

The Building Amendment Act 2013 introduced changes to enhance consumer rights and remedies for residential building work, including mandatory requirements for residential building contracts to be in writing and to contain certain information.

Using NZS 3902 will help you give effect to these amendments to the Building Act 2004. The new Contract Agreement in electronic form, used in place of the existing Section 3 form, allows the standard to comply fully with these changes without modification.