SCHEDULE 9Home condition report

Terms for the preparation of a home condition report2

A home inspector must prepare a home condition report on the following terms without exclusion or limitation—

a

that the report will be prepared with reasonable care and skill;

b

that the home inspector will provide in the report an objective opinion about the condition of the property;

c

that such an opinion will be based on his inspection;

d

that the home inspector will identify in the report such conditions within the property as appear to—

i

be defects that are serious or require urgent attention, or both;

ii

give rise to a need for repair or replacement; or

iii

give rise to further investigation;

e

that a responsible person may copy or issue a copy of the report for the purposes of—

i

regulations 5, 6, 9(a) and 24; and

ii

section 156(1), (2) and (11) of the 2004 Act; and

f

that any person may do one or more of the following for the purposes of a disclosure or other act authorised by Part 9—

i

copy a report;

ii

issue a copy of a report;

iii

rent or lend a report;

iv

communicate a report; or

v

make an adaptation of a report or do any of the above in relation to an adaptation.