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99AA: Withholding certificate of acceptance
or “A council can hold back a certificate until you pay a fee for building work”
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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Code compliance certificates, certificates of acceptance, and compliance schedules: Certificates of acceptance

99ARefusal of application for certificate of acceptance

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

  2. the refusal; and
    1. the reasons for the refusal.

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