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Building Act 2004

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

54: Building consent authority must advise applicant of amount of levy payable

You could also call this:

“The building office must tell you how much money you need to pay before they say yes to your building plans.”

When you apply for a building consent, the building consent authority has to tell you how much money you might need to pay as a levy. They must do this before they give you the building consent. This levy is described in section 53. The building consent authority has to let you know about this cost so you can be prepared.

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

54Building consent authority must advise applicant of amount of levy payable

  1. A building consent authority must, before it grants a building consent, advise the applicant of the amount of levy for which the applicant may be liable under section 53.