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Building Act 2004

Building - Building code - Acceptable solution or verification method

25: Content of acceptable solution or verification method

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"What an acceptable solution or verification method must include to be valid under the law"

When you look at an acceptable solution or a verification method, it must state the date it comes into force. It must also say if it applies to building work that already has a building consent before the date it comes into force. You need to know it must include this information to be valid.

An acceptable solution or a verification method cannot contain provisions about contractual or commercial requirements. It also cannot have provisions about regulatory approvals or be inconsistent with the Building Act or regulations. This means it has to follow the rules and laws of New Zealand.

An acceptable solution or a verification method can refer to building product specifications. Other material may be incorporated by reference in accordance with sections 405 to 413. This helps you understand what is included in the acceptable solution or verification method.

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Building code: Acceptable solution or verification method

25Content of acceptable solution or verification method

  1. An acceptable solution or a verification method must state—

  2. the date on which it comes into force; and
    1. whether the acceptable solution or verification method, or parts of it, applies to building work for which a building consent has been issued before the date on which the acceptable solution or verification method comes into force.

      1. An acceptable solution or a verification method must not contain a provision that—

      2. relates to contractual or commercial requirements; or
        1. relates to regulatory approvals, dispensations, or waivers; or
          1. is inconsistent with this Act or the regulations.

            1. An acceptable solution or a verification method may refer to building product specifications.

            2. Other material may be incorporated by reference in an acceptable solution or a verification method in accordance with sections 405 to 413.

            Notes
            • Section 25: replaced, on , by section 11 of the Building Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 100).
            • Section 25(2A): inserted, on , by section 7(1) of the Building (Overseas Building Products, Standards, and Certification Schemes) Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 19).
            • Section 25(3): amended, on , by section 7(2) of the Building (Overseas Building Products, Standards, and Certification Schemes) Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 19).