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Building Act 2004

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95: Issue of code compliance certificate

You could also call this:

“The building authority gives you a special paper when your building follows all the rules, but you might need to pay for it.”

You need to know about code compliance certificates. A building consent authority must issue these certificates. They have to use a special form for this. You will need to pay fees and charges to get the certificate. The building consent authority decides how much these fees are. They can do this under section 219 or section 240 of the law. These are the main things you need to know about getting a code compliance certificate.

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Code compliance certificates, certificates of acceptance, and compliance schedules: Code compliance certificates

95Issue of code compliance certificate

  1. A code compliance certificate must be issued—

  2. by a building consent authority; and
    1. in the prescribed form; and
      1. on payment of any fees and charges imposed by the building consent authority under section 219 or 240 (as applicable).

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          Notes
          • Section 95(c): replaced, on , by section 36(3) of the Building Amendment Act 2012 (2012 No 23).
          • Section 95(c): amended, on , by section 10 of the Building (Earthquake-prone Buildings) Amendment Act 2016 (2016 No 22).