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Building Act 2004

Regulatory responsibilities and accreditation - Responsibilities of building consent accreditation body - Audit fees

249A: Fees for audits

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“A group that checks building permits can charge money for looking at how well permit offices do their job.”

If you are an accredited building consent authority, you might need to pay a fee for audits. A building consent accreditation body can charge you a fee that has been set by the government. This fee is for when they do an audit on your authority. The audit is done under section 249(a) of the Building Act 2004. The fee is only charged if the government has decided on a specific amount for these audits.

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Part 3 Regulatory responsibilities and accreditation
Responsibilities of building consent accreditation body: Audit fees

249AFees for audits

  1. A building consent accreditation body may charge an accredited building consent authority the prescribed fee (if any) for an audit conducted under section 249(a) by the building consent accreditation body on the building consent authority.

Notes
  • Section 249A: inserted, on , by section 42 of the Building Amendment Act 2008 (2008 No 4).