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Building Act 2004

Building - Building code - National multiple-use approvals

30A: National multiple-use approval establishes compliance with building code

You could also call this:

“A special approval shows that building plans follow the rules, but you still need permission to build.”

If you get a national multiple-use approval, it means that your building plans and specifications meet the rules set out in the building code. This approval shows that your plans follow the building rules.

However, it’s important to know that just because you have this approval, it doesn’t mean you can start building right away. You still need to get a building consent before you can begin any building work.

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30: Procedural requirements for urgent acceptable solutions, verification methods, warnings, and bans, or

“Rules for quickly making, changing, or stopping building rules in emergencies”

30B: How to apply for national multiple-use approval, or

“To get approval for using the same building design many times, you need to send a special form with all the right information to the building boss.”

Part 2 Building
Building code: National multiple-use approvals

30ANational multiple-use approval establishes compliance with building code

A national multiple-use approval establishes that the plans and specifications to which it relates comply with the building code.
To avoid doubt, a national multiple-use approval does not confer the right to carry out building work that requires a building consent.

Notes

Section 30A: inserted, on 1 February 2010, by section 9 of the Building Amendment Act 2009 (2009 No 25).