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Building Act 2004

Building - Code compliance certificates, certificates of acceptance, and compliance schedules - Certificates of acceptance

99A: Refusal of application for certificate of acceptance

You could also call this:

“If the council says no to your building certificate request, they must tell you why in writing.”

If you apply for a certificate of acceptance and the local council (called a territorial authority) decides not to give you one, they have to tell you about it in writing. In their letter, they need to clearly say that they’re not giving you the certificate. They also have to explain why they made this decision. This helps you understand the reasons behind their choice to not give you the certificate of acceptance.

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Topics:

Housing and property > Home safety and repairs

Government and voting > Local councils

99AA: Withholding certificate of acceptance, or

“A council can hold back a certificate until you pay a fee for building work”

100: Requirement for compliance schedule, or

“Buildings need a special checklist to make sure they're safe, especially if they have special equipment or a cable car.”

Part 2 Building
Code compliance certificates, certificates of acceptance, and compliance schedules: Certificates of acceptance

99ARefusal of application for certificate of acceptance

If a territorial authority refuses to grant an application for a certificate of acceptance, the territorial authority must give the applicant written notice of—
the refusal; and
the reasons for the refusal.

Notes

Section 99A: inserted, on 15 March 2008, by section 21 of the Building Amendment Act 2008 (2008 No 4).