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Building Act 2004

Building - Building work—Project information memoranda and building consents - Project information memoranda

34: Issue of project information memorandum

You could also call this:

“Rules for when and how quickly the local council must give you important building project information”

When you ask for a project information memorandum, the local council (called a territorial authority) has to give it to you within 20 working days. This is after you apply for one using section 31(1)(a) or section 32.

Sometimes, the council might need more information from you. If they do, they’ll ask for it using section 33(1)(b) or (c). When this happens, the 20-day countdown stops until you give them the information they need.

After you give them the extra information, the council has 10 working days to give you the project information memorandum.

The council can give you a new version of the project information memorandum if they need to. They can do this within the same time periods mentioned before. They might do this if they find a mistake in it, if something was left out, or if they get new information that changes what’s in the memorandum.

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Building work—Project information memoranda and building consents: Project information memoranda

34Issue of project information memorandum

  1. A territorial authority must issue a project information memorandum within 20 working days after receiving an application under section 31(1)(a) or section 32.

  2. However, if the territorial authority requires any information under section 33(1)(b) or (c), the period specified in subsection (1) is suspended until it receives the information.

  3. The territorial authority must issue the project information memorandum within 10 working days after receiving that information.

  4. A territorial authority may, within the period specified in subsection (1) or, if applicable, in subsection (3), reissue a project information memorandum if the territorial authority—

  5. considers, on reasonable grounds, that the project information memorandum contains an error or omission; or
    1. receives information that affects the project information memorandum.

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