Essential Business in the Building and Construction sector
The information below provides answers to questions you may have about essential business for building and construction sector (as at 25 March).
This is a very fast-moving situation with information being updated regularly. We will provide additional information as it becomes available.
Q: What is an essential service/business
The covid19 website has the latest definition. For building and construction sector it means:
The current definition of an essential business for the building and construction sector from the COVID-19 Website is:
- Any entity involved in building and construction related to essential services and critical infrastructure
- Any entity involved in building and construction required immediately to maintain human health and safety at home or work
- Any entity that performs or is involved in building and resource consenting necessary for the above purposes.
To further clarify this definition, an essential business is:
- Any entity or occupation involved in the supply of electricity, gas, water, waste water (sanitation), or
- Any entity or occupation involved in building and construction required immediately to maintain human health and safety at home or work
- Any entity that has regulatory responsibilities in relation to building consenting and compliance and resource consenting necessary for the above purposes.
Note: most building work required urgently for the purposes of maintaining human health and safety will not require a consent.
Please check the Government’s official Covid-19 website as this may change frequently.
Source: MBIE
