Description

It seemed at times as if everything was up for change last year, from construction contracts to the consenting system, product information to professional regulation, resource management to risk planning for natural hazards. Here’s a look at the legal and regulatory changes that 2023 brought and a preview of what may come in 2024.

Scope

This article includes:

• New government, new changes
• Building product information
• Other law changes
• Building Code compliance updates
• Standards changes
• Changes still in the works
• A few things were pushed out
• On the horizon