Building Act 2004

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This Act replaces the Building Act 1991. It has different parts that deal with various things. You can find information about the building code and building control in Part 2 and Schedules 1 and 2. The Act also talks about the roles of different people and organisations. You can find this information in Part 3. It explains what the chief executive, territorial authorities, and building consent authorities can do. There are also parts that deal with licensing building practitioners and consumer rights. You can find these in Part 4, Schedule 3, Part 4A, and Part 4B. These parts explain how building practitioners are licensed and what rights consumers have. The Act also covers other topics like offences and regulation-making powers. You can find these in Part 5 and Schedule 4. It explains what happens if someone breaks the rules and how rules can be made. Finally, there is a schedule that deals with transitional matters. You can find this in Schedule 1AA. It explains how the Act affects things that happened before it came into force.

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Building Act 2004

Reprint as at:
2026-01-15
Assent:
2004-08-24
Commencement:
see section 2

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.