1 Title
Part 1
Preliminary provisions
Subpart 1—General
Commencement
2 Commencement
Purpose and principles
3 Purposes
4 Principles to be applied in performing functions or duties, or exercising powers, under this Act
Overview
5 Overview
Application of Act to the Crown
6 Act binds the Crown
Subpart 2—Interpretation
General
7 Interpretation
Meaning of building
8 Building: what it means and includes
9 Building: what it does not include
Meaning of allotment
10 Meaning of allotment
Subpart 3—Outline of regulatory roles under this Act
11 Role of chief executive
12 Role of building consent authority and territorial authority
13 Role of regional authority
14 Roles of building consent authorities, territorial authorities, and regional authorities in relation to dams
Subpart 4—Outline of responsibilities under this Act
14A Outline of responsibilities under this Act
14B Responsibilities of owner
14C Responsibilities of owner-builder
14D Responsibilities of designer
14E Responsibilities of builder
14F Responsibilities of building consent authority
Part 2
Building
Subpart 1—Preliminary
15 Outline of this Part
Subpart 2—Building code
Requirement to comply with building code
16 Building code: purpose
17 All building work must comply with building code
18 Building work not required to achieve performance criteria additional to or more restrictive than building code
Establishing compliance with building code
19 How compliance with building code is established
Regulations may specify only 1 means of complying with building code
20 Regulations may specify that there is only 1 means of complying with building code
21 What happens if regulations specifying that there is only 1 means of complying with building code are made or not made
Compliance documents
22 Compliance document for use in establishing compliance with building code
23 Effect of compliance documents
24 Chief executive may amend or revoke compliance documents
25 Content of compliance document
25A Compliance documents to be available on Ministry's website
Warnings and bans
26 Chief executive may issue warning about, or ban use of, building methods or products
27 Offence to use building method or product in breach of ban under section 26
28 Limits on certain powers of building consent authority in cases involving bans under section 26
Procedural requirements for compliance documents, warnings, and bans
29 Procedural requirements for compliance documents, warnings, and bans
30 Procedural requirements for urgent compliance documents, warnings, and bans
National multiple-use approvals
30A National multiple-use approval establishes compliance with building code
30B How to apply for national multiple-use approval
30C Applications for national multiple-use approval relating to design work that is restricted building work
30D Chief executive must decide whether to accept, for processing, application for national multiple-use approval
30E Processing application for national multiple-use approval
30F Issue of national multiple-use approval
30G Refusal to issue national multiple-use approval
30H Suspension or revocation of national multiple-use approval
Subpart 3—Building work—Project information memoranda and building consents
Project information memoranda
31 Building consent authority must apply for project information memorandum
32 Owner may apply for project information memorandum
33 Content of application
34 Issue of project information memorandum
35 Content of project information memorandum
36 Territorial authority may issue development contribution notice
37 Territorial authority must issue certificate if resource consent required
38 Territorial authority must give copy of project information memorandum in certain circumstances
39 Territorial authority must advise New Zealand Historic Places Trust in certain circumstances
Building consents
40 Buildings not to be constructed, altered, demolished, or removed without consent
41 Building consent not required in certain cases
42 Owner must apply for certificate of acceptance if building work carried out urgently
43 Building consent not required for energy work
44 When to apply for building consent
45 How to apply for building consent
45A Minor variations to building consents
45B Changes to plans and specifications that have national multiple-use approval
46 Copy of certain applications for building consent must be provided to New Zealand Fire Service Commission
47 New Zealand Fire Service Commission may give advice on applications under section 46
48 Processing application for building consent
49 Grant of building consent
50 Refusal of application for building consent
51 Issue of building consent
52 Lapse of building consent
Building levy
53 Applicant for building consent liable to pay levy
54 Building consent authority must advise applicant of amount of levy payable
55 Exemption from levy
56 Payment of levy sufficient unless estimated value of building work changes
57 Payment of levy if building work completed in stages
58 Liability to pay levy: building consent authority
59 Liability to pay levy: territorial authority
60 Territorial authority may retain part of levy
61 Chief executive may recover unpaid levies from territorial authority
62 Territorial authority may recover unpaid levies from applicant for building consent
63 Chief executive may obtain information in order to assess amount of levy payable
64 Audit of issue of building consents for purpose of ascertaining payment of levy
65 Chief executive may enter into agreements for auditing certain information
66 Chief executive must review levy
Waivers and modifications
67 Territorial authority may grant building consent subject to waivers or modifications of building code
68 Territorial authority must notify chief executive if waiver or modification granted
69 Waiver or modification may only be granted by chief executive in certain cases
70 Applications relating to energy work
Limitations and restrictions on building consents: Construction of building on land subject to natural hazards
71 Building on land subject to natural hazards
72 Building consent for building on land subject to natural hazards must be granted in certain cases
73 Conditions on building consents granted under section 72
74 Steps after notification
Limitations and restrictions on building consents: Construction of building on 2 or more allotments
75 Construction of building on 2 or more allotments
76 Exemption from section 75
77 Building consent must not be granted until condition is imposed under section 75
78 Registrar-General of Land must record entry on certificate of title when certificate is lodged under section 77
79 Effect of entry recorded on certificate of title
80 Certificates of title for 2 or more allotments subject to registered instrument
81 Mortgage, charge, or lien has priority over registered instrument
82 Registrar-General of Land may require preparation of plan
83 Owner may apply for entry to be removed
Subpart 4—Requirements for building work
Restricted building work must be carried out or supervised by licensed building practitioners
84 Licensed building practitioner must carry out or supervise restricted building work
85 Offences relating to carrying out or supervising restricted building work
86 Offence to engage another person to carry out or supervise restricted building work if person is not licensed building practitioner
87 Owner must notify names of licensed building practitioners engaged in restricted building work
87A Notices to building consent authority when owner-builder carries out restricted building work
88 Licensed building practitioner to provide record of work in respect of restricted building work
Other provisions relating to building work generally
89 Licensed building practitioner must notify building consent authority of breaches of building consent
90 Inspections by building consent authorities
Subpart 4A—Restricted building work carried out by owner-builders
90A Purpose of this subpart
90B Meaning of owner-builder
90C Meaning of relevant interest
90D Owner-builder exemption
Subpart 5—Code compliance certificates, certificates of acceptance, and compliance schedules
Code compliance certificates
91 Building consent authority that grants building consent to issue code compliance certificate
92 Application for code compliance certificate
93 Time in which building consent authority must decide whether to issue code compliance certificate
94 Matters for consideration by building consent authority in deciding issue of code compliance certificate
95 Issue of code compliance certificate
95A Refusal to issue code compliance certificate
Certificates of acceptance
96 Territorial authority may issue certificate of acceptance in certain circumstances
97 How to apply for certificate of acceptance
98 Processing application for certificate of acceptance
99 Issue of certificate of acceptance
99A Refusal of application for certificate of acceptance
Compliance schedules
100 Requirement for compliance schedule
101 Owner must comply with requirement for compliance schedule
102 When compliance schedule must be issued
102A Procedure for obtaining compliance schedule where building consent not required
103 Content of compliance schedule
104 Building consent authority must notify territorial authority of issue of compliance schedule
104A Territorial authority must issue statement in relation to compliance schedule
105 Obligations of owner if compliance schedule is issued
106 Application by owner for amendment to compliance schedule
107 Territorial authority may amend compliance schedule on own initiative
Annual building warrant of fitness
108 Annual building warrant of fitness
109 Territorial authority must consider recommendation to amend compliance schedule
110 Owner must obtain reports on compliance schedule
111 Inspections by territorial authority
Alterations to existing buildings
112 Alterations to existing buildings
113 Buildings with specified intended lives
Change of use, extension of life, and subdivision of buildings
114 Owner must give notice of change of use, extension of life, or subdivision of buildings
115 Code compliance requirements: change of use
116 Code compliance requirements: extension of life
116A Code compliance requirements: subdivision
116B Offence to use building for use for which it is not safe or not sanitary, or if it has inadequate means of escape from fire
Access to buildings by persons with disabilities
117 Definition for sections 118 to 120
118 Access and facilities for persons with disabilities to and within buildings
119 Compliance document for requirements of persons with disabilities
120 Symbols of access must be displayed
Subpart 6—Special provisions for certain categories of buildings
Definitions of dangerous, earthquake-prone, and insanitary buildings
121 Meaning of dangerous building
122 Meaning of earthquake-prone building
123 Meaning of insanitary building
Powers of territorial authorities in respect of dangerous, earthquake-prone, or insanitary buildings
124 Powers of territorial authorities in respect of dangerous, earthquake-prone, or insanitary buildings
125 Requirements for notice given under section 124
126 Territorial authority may carry out work
127 Building work includes demolition of building
128 Prohibition on using dangerous, earthquake-prone, or insanitary building
129 Measures to avoid immediate danger or to fix insanitary conditions
130 Territorial authority must apply to District Court for confirmation of warrant
Policy on dangerous, earthquake-prone, and insanitary buildings
131 Territorial authority must adopt policy on dangerous, earthquake-prone, and insanitary buildings
132 Adoption and review of policy
Application of subpart to dams
133 Application of this subpart to dams
Subpart 7—Safety of dams
Dams to which provisions of this subpart apply
133A Dams to which subpart 7 provisions apply
Classification of dams
134 Owner must classify dam
135 Owner must provide classification of, and certificate for, dam to regional authority
136 Regional authority must decide whether to approve or refuse dam classification
137 Dam classification provided to regional authority by accredited dam owner deemed to have been approved
138 Regional authority must require re-audit of dam classification that it refuses to approve
139 Owner must review dam classification
Dam safety assurance programmes
140 Requirement for dam safety assurance programme
141 Content of dam safety assurance programme
142 Owner must provide dam safety assurance programme to regional authority
143 Regional authority must decide whether to approve or refuse dam safety assurance programme
144 Dam safety assurance programme provided to regional authority by accredited dam owner deemed to have been approved
145 Regional authority must require re-audit of dam safety assurance programme that it refuses to approve
146 Review of dam safety assurance programme
147 Requirements of sections 140 to 142 relate to amendments to dam safety assurance programme
148 Obligations of owner in relation to dam safety assurance programme
Who is recognised engineer
149 Who is recognised engineer
Dam compliance certificate
150 Owner of dam must supply annual dam compliance certificate
150A Annual dam compliance certificate requirements not to apply to accredited dam owner
151 Register of dams
152 Information to be provided to chief executive
Dangerous dams
153 Meaning of dangerous dam
153A Meaning of earthquake-prone dam and flood-prone dam
154 Powers of regional authorities in respect of dangerous dams
155 Requirements for notice given under section 154
156 Regional authority may carry out work
157 Measures to avoid immediate danger
158 Regional authority must apply to District Court for confirmation of warrant
159 Building work includes decommissioning and demolition of dam
160 Power of regional authority not limited
Policy on dangerous dams
161 Regional authority must adopt policy on dangerous dams, earthquake-prone dams, and flood-prone dams
162 Adoption and review of policy
Subpart 8—Notices to fix
163 Definitions for this subpart
164 Issue of notice to fix
165 Form and content of notice to fix
166 Special provisions for notices to fix from building consent authority
167 Inspection of building work under notice to fix
168 Offence not to comply with notice to fix
Part 3
Regulatory responsibilities and accreditation
Subpart 1—Responsibilities of chief executive
Functions, duties, and powers of chief executive generally
168A Chief executive's functions in relation to this Act
169 Chief executive must monitor current and emerging trends in building design, etc, and must report annually to Minister
170 Chief executive must consult in performing certain functions
171 Chief executive may seek advice from building advisory panel
172 Appointment of building advisory panel
173 Function of panel
174 Chief executive must report on panel's operation
175 Chief executive may publish guidance information
Power of chief executive to make determinations
176 Meaning of party
177 Application for determination
178 Requirements for application for determination
179 Chief executive may refuse application for determination
180 Application for determination may be withdrawn
181 Chief executive may make determination on own initiative
182 No proceedings until determination made
183 Decision or exercise of power suspended until determination made
184 Chief executive must decide whether to make determination
185 When determination must be completed
186 Procedure for determination
187 Chief executive may engage persons to assist with determination
188 Determination by chief executive
189 Clarification of determination
190 Parties' costs
Power of chief executive to register persons as building consent authorities for purposes of this Act
191 Chief executive may enter person's name in register of building consent authorities
192 Criteria for registration
193 Effect of registration
194 Application for registration
195 Chief executive must decide application for registration
196 Registration continuous so long as person meets criteria for registration
197 Consequences of failure to meet criteria for registration
198 Effect of suspension
199 Offence for person to perform functions of building consent authority or regional authority if person not registered, etc
200 Complaints about building consent authorities
201 Chief executive may conduct investigation on own initiative
202 Procedure if chief executive proceeds to investigate complaint or matter
203 Disciplinary powers of chief executive
Further powers of chief executive
204 Special powers of chief executive for monitoring performance of functions under this Act
205 Limits on power to enter land or building
206 Chief executive must supply warrant
207 Duties of person supplied with warrant
Appeal from chief executive's decisions
208 Appeals to District Court
209 Procedure for commencing appeal
210 Steps after appeal is commenced
211 Powers of District Court on appeal
Subpart 2—Responsibilities of territorial authorities
Functions, duties, and powers of territorial authorities generally
212 Territorial authority must act as building consent authority for its district
213 Territorial authority may make arrangements relating to functions of building consent authority
214 How liability apportioned if territorial authority makes arrangements relating to functions of building consent authority
215 Territorial authority must gain accreditation and be registered
216 Territorial authority must keep information about buildings
217 Access to certain information kept by territorial authority
218 Territorial authority must provide information to chief executive for purpose of facilitating performance of chief executive's function under section 169
219 Territorial authority may impose fee or charge and must collect levy
Power of territorial authority to carry out building work on default
220 Territorial authority may carry out building work on default
221 Recovery of costs when territorial authority carries out work on default
Powers of territorial authority to carry out inspections and enter land
222 Inspections by territorial authority
223 Duty to assist inspections
224 Warrant must be produced
225 Offence to impersonate authorised officer
226 Restriction on entry to household unit
227 District Court may authorise entry to household unit
228 Authorised officer must give notice to occupier of household unit
Enforcement powers of territorial authority
229 Authorisation of enforcement officers
230 Conditions of authorisation
231 Offence to impersonate enforcement officer
Delegation of power
232 Delegation of powers by territorial authority and its officers
Transfer of functions, duties, or powers of territorial authority
233 Transfer of functions, duties, or powers of territorial authority
234 Procedure for transfer
235 Territorial authorities may agree on terms of transfer
236 Effect of transfer
Subpart 3—Responsibilities of building consent authority that is not territorial authority or regional authority
237 Application of subpart
238 Duties of building consent authority
239 Building consent authority must provide information to chief executive
240 Building consent authority may impose fee or charge and must collect levy
Subpart 4—Responsibilities of regional authorities
Functions, duties, and powers of regional authorities generally
241 Regional authority must gain accreditation and be registered
242 Regional authority must provide information to chief executive
243 Regional authorities may impose fee or charge and recover costs, and must collect levy
Transfer of functions, duties, and powers of regional authority
244 Transfer of functions, duties, and powers of regional authority
245 Procedure for transfer
246 Regional authorities may agree on terms of transfer
247 Effect of transfer
Subpart 5—Responsibilities of building consent accreditation body
Appointment of building consent accreditation body
248 Chief executive may appoint building consent accreditation body
Requirements for building consent accreditation body
249 Requirements for building consent accreditation body
Audit fees
249A Fees for audits
Accreditation of building consent authorities or regional authorities
250 Accreditation
251 Criteria for accreditation
252 Scope of accreditation of building consent authority that is not territorial authority
253 Application for accreditation
254 Revocation of accreditation
255 Building consent accreditation body must notify chief executive of grant and revocation of accreditation
Subpart 6—Responsibilities of dam owner accreditation body
Appointment of dam owner accreditation body
256 Chief executive may appoint dam owner accreditation body
Requirements for dam owner accreditation body
257 Requirements for dam owner accreditation body
Audit fees
257A Fees for audits
Accreditation of dam owners
258 Accreditation
259 Revocation of accreditation
260 Dam owner accreditation body must notify chief executive of grant and revocation of accreditation
Subpart 7—Responsibilities of product certification accreditation body
Appointment of product certification accreditation body
261 Chief executive may appoint product certification accreditation body
Requirements for product certification accreditation body
262 Requirements for product certification accreditation body
Audit fees
262A Fees for audits
Accreditation of product certification bodies
263 Accreditation
264 Criteria for accreditation
265 Application for accreditation
266 Suspension or revocation of accreditation
267 Product certification accreditation body must notify chief executive of grant, suspension, lifting of suspension, or revocation of accreditation
Certification of building methods or products
268 Application for product certificate
269 Issue of product certificate
270 Annual review of product certificate
271 Suspension or revocation of product certificate
272 Product certification body must notify chief executive of issue, suspension, lifting of suspension, and revocation of certificate
Subpart 8—Miscellaneous responsibilities
Chief executive must keep registers
273 Chief executive must keep registers
274 Purpose of registers
275 Content of register of building consent authorities
Chief executive may review territorial authorities
276 Review of territorial authorities
Power of Minister to appoint person to perform functions and duties, or exercise powers, of territorial authority
277 Non-performance by territorial authority
278 Criteria for appointment or renewal of appointment
279 Effect of appointment
280 Costs may be recovered from territorial authority
281 Requirements for appointment
Subpart 9—Fees, charges, and additional costs
281A What fees and charges may be imposed
281B Authority may increase fee or charge to meet additional cost
281C Authority may waive or refund fee or charge
281D Validity of previous fees, charges, and additional costs
Part 4
Regulation of building practitioners
Subpart 1—Preliminary
Definitions
282 Definitions for this Part
Purposes of licensing
282A Purposes of licensing building practitioners
General procedure of Board and Registrar under this Part
283 Specified procedure for making decisions
284 Other procedure for making decisions
Subpart 2—Licensing and disciplining of building practitioners
Licensing classes
285 Licensing classes may be designated by regulations
How to become licensed
286 Entitlement to be licensed
287 Applications to become licensed
288 Registrar to license applicant or decline application
Provisions relating to licences
289 Duty to produce evidence of being licensed
290 Term of being licensed
Automatic licensing of certain professions
291 Automatic licensing of people registered under other enactments
Continuation of licensing
292 Licensed building practitioner must meet applicable minimum standards for licensing to continue
293 Consequences of failure to meet applicable minimum standards for licensing
Licensing cancellation and suspension
294 Cancellation of licensing
295 Mandatory licensing suspension
296 Voluntary licensing suspension
297 Effect of licensing suspension
Register of licensed building practitioners
298 Register of licensed building practitioners
299 Purpose of register
300 Form of register
301 Matters to be contained in register
Updates of register
302 Obligation to notify Registrar of change in circumstances
303 Registrar must contact licensed building practitioners on annual basis
304 Alterations to register
Searches of register
305 Search of register
306 Search criteria
307 Search purposes
308 When search constitutes interference with privacy of individual
309 Search fees
Registrar of Licensed Building Practitioners
310 Appointment of Registrar of Licensed Building Practitioners
311 Functions of Registrar
312 Power of Registrar to delegate
313 Certificate of Registrar to be conclusive evidence
Offences relating to licensing
314 Offences relating to licensing
Code of ethics and competence
314A Code of ethics for licensed building practitioners
314B Licensed building practitioner must work within competence
Discipline
315 Complaints about licensed building practitioners
316 Board must investigate complaints
317 Grounds for discipline of licensed building practitioners
318 Disciplinary penalties
319 Non-payment of fines or costs
320 Payment and application of charges, fines, and other money
Powers and procedure of Board on disciplinary matters
321 Board must act independently
322 Board may hear evidence for disciplinary matters
323 Issuing of summons by Board
324 Service of summons
325 Witnesses' fees, allowances, and expenses
326 Failure to comply with summons
327 Witness and counsel privileges
328 Enforcement of actions
329 Certificate of Board to be conclusive evidence
Appeal from decisions
330 Right of appeal
331 Time in which appeal must be brought
332 Method of bringing appeal
333 Notice of right of appeal
334 Actions to have effect pending determination of appeal
335 Procedure on appeal
336 Appeal authority's decision final
337 Appeal authority may refer matter back for reconsideration
338 Orders as to costs
339 Orders as to publication of names
340 Appeal on question of law
Subpart 3—Building Practitioners Board
Establishment of Board
341 Establishment of Board
342 Capacity and powers
343 Board's functions
344 Composition of Board
345 Criteria for appointment
346 Further provisions relating to Board and its members
Reporting by Board
347 Obligation to prepare annual report
348 Form and content of annual report
349 Obligation for Board to provide annual report to Minister
350 Board to publish reports
351 Annual reports to be presented to House of Representatives
352 Power of Minister to require information relating to affairs of Board
Rules
353 Rules relating to licensed building practitioners
354 Chief executive to prepare proposed rules
355 Particular requirements for preparation of rules containing LBP standards
356 Rules to be approved by Board
357 Revision of rules
358 Approval of revised rule
359 Requirements of sections 355 to 358 relate to amendments and revocations by Board
360 Rules to be approved by Minister
361 Rules made when approved by Minister
362 Status of rules
Part 5
Miscellaneous provisions
Subpart 1—Other offences and criminal proceedings
Offence relating to building control
362A Premises in respect of which duty arises under section 363
363 Protecting safety of members of public using premises open to public or intended for public use
363A Public use of premises may be allowed before issue of code compliance certificate in some circumstances
363B Application of section 363 to building work where consent granted, or work begun, before 31 March 2005 [Repealed]
363C Section 363 does not apply to building work commenced before 31 March 2005
364 Offence for residential property developer to transfer household unit without code compliance certificate
Offences relating to administration of Act
365 Offence to fail to comply with direction of authorised person
366 Offence to impersonate building consent authority or regional authority, etc
367 Offence to obstruct execution of powers under this Act
Miscellaneous offences
368 Offence to remove or deface notices
369 Offence to make false or misleading statement
Proceedings for infringement offences
370 Interpretation
371 Proceedings for infringement offences
372 Issue of infringement notices
373 Form of infringement notices
374 Payment of infringement fees
Proceedings for offences generally
375 Prosecution of offences
376 Offences punishable on summary conviction
377 Laying information
378 Time limit for laying information
379 Offence under more than 1 enactment
380 What constitutes continuing offence
381 District Court may grant injunctions for certain continuing breaches
382 Terms of injunction or order
383 District Court may direct chief executive to make determination
384 District Court may grant interim injunctions
385 Application of section 381 to Crown organisation
386 Liability of principal for acts of agents
387 Liability for acts of employees or agents of Crown organisations
388 Strict liability and defences
389 Fines to be paid to territorial authority or regional authority instituting prosecution
Subpart 2—Civil proceedings and defences
390 Civil proceedings may not be brought against chief executive, employees, etc
391 Civil proceedings against building consent authorities
392 Building consent authority not liable
393 Limitation defences
Subpart 3—Miscellaneous
Service of notices
394 Service of notices
395 Notices in relation to Māori land
Implied terms of contracts
396 Application of sections 397 to 399
397 Implied warranties for building work in relation to household units
398 Proceedings for breach of warranties may be taken by person who was not party to contract for building work
399 Person may not give away benefit of warranties
Regulations
400 Regulations: building code
401 Regulations: acceptable solutions, verifications, etc, that must be complied with in order to comply with building code
401A Regulations: building consents and consent completion certificates
401B Order in Council declaring work to be restricted building work
402 Regulations: general
402A Chief executive must review regulations made under section 402(1)(kb)
403 Consultation requirements for making regulations
404 Certain regulations must not come into force earlier than specified date
Incorporation of material by reference
405 Incorporation of material by reference into regulations, certain Orders in Council, and compliance document
406 Effect of amendments to, or replacement of, material incorporated by reference
407 Proof of material incorporated by reference
408 Effect of expiry of material incorporated by reference
409 Requirement to consult
410 Access to material incorporated by reference
411 Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 not applicable to material incorporated by reference
412 Application of Regulations (Disallowance) Act 1989 to material incorporated by reference
413 Application of Standards Act 1988 not affected
Amendments and repeal
414 Amendments to other enactments
415 Repeal
Subpart 4—Transitional provisions
Outline of transitional provisions
416 Outline of transitional provisions
No compensation for loss of office
417 No compensation for loss of office
Dissolution of Authority
418 Authority dissolved
419 Assets and liabilities vest in Crown
420 Protection from civil liability for members, building referees, and employees of Authority continued
421 Restriction of compensation for technical redundancy
422 Reappointment of employee of Authority to Ministry
423 Final reports and accounts
424 References to Authority
425 Proceedings of Authority
Validations
426 Validation of levy
427 Validation of past expenditure of levy
428 Validation of accumulation of levy
Other transitional provisions
429 Transitional provision for matters of doubt or dispute relating to building control under former Act
430 Transitional provision for building levy under former Act
431 Transitional provision for rate of building levy under this Act
432 Transitional provision for certain applications
433 Transitional provision for building consents granted under former Act
434 Transitional provision for certain entries on certificates of title made under former Act
435 Transitional provision for notices issued under former Act
436 Transitional provision for code compliance certificates in respect of building work carried out under building consent granted under former Act
437 Transitional provision for issue of certificate of acceptance
438 Transitional provision for code compliance certificates and compliance schedules issued under former Act
439 Transitional provision for document used in establishing compliance with building code
440 Transitional provision for applications for approval as building certifier under former Act
441 Transitional provision for applications for continuation or renewal of approval as building certifier under former Act
442 Meaning of approved building certifier
443 Approved building certifiers have until 31 May 2006 to apply to be registered as building consent authority
444 What happens if approved building certifier applies to be registered as building consent authority by 31 May 2006
445 What happens if approved building certifier does not apply to be registered as building consent authority by 31 May 2006
446 Certain provisions of former Act apply for purposes of sections 444 and 445
447 Transitional provision for certificate of accreditation issued under former Act
448 Transitional provision for proceedings under former Act
449 Territorial authorities and regional authorities must apply to be registered by 31 May 2006
450 When territorial authority may and must act as building consent authority during transition to this Act
Review of building code
451 Chief executive must review building code
Schedule 1
Exempt building work
Schedule 2
Buildings in respect of which requirement for provision of access and facilities for persons with disabilities applies
Schedule 3
Further provisions applying to Board
Schedule 4
Enactments amended
Building Amendment Act 2008
Building (National Multiple-use Approval) Regulations 2011
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