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
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.