This law is meant to keep you safe when you are in a building. It does this by making sure buildings are built correctly and that people who build them follow the rules. The rules are in place so you can use buildings without getting hurt or sick.
The law wants to make sure buildings are good for the people who use them, and that they help people stay healthy and independent. It also wants to make sure you can get out of a building if there is a fire. The law says buildings should be designed and built in a way that is good for the environment.
The law also wants to make sure that the people in charge of building work, like owners and builders, do their jobs properly and follow the rules. This includes making sure they comply with the building code, which has all the rules for building work.
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1: Title, or
"This law tells us what the name of this set of rules is."
The Parliamentary Counsel Office has made editorial and format changes to this version using the powers under subpart 2 of Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019.
Note 4 at the end of this version provides a list of the amendments included in it.
This Act is administered by the Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment.
