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Building Act 2004

Regulatory responsibilities and accreditation - Responsibilities of chief executive - Functions, duties, and powers of chief executive generally

169: Chief executive must monitor current and emerging trends in building design, etc, and must report annually to Minister

You could also call this:

"The boss of the building department must watch and report on new building trends each year."

The chief executive has to keep an eye on what is happening now and what might happen in the future with building design and technology. You need to know they are watching things that could affect the building code and other important rules. The chief executive must report to the Minister every year about what they have found out.

The chief executive is looking at things like warnings or bans on building products, and information they publish to help people. They are also checking on their own work to make sure they are doing their job properly.

The chief executive has to tell the Minister each year how they are doing their job, including what they have learned from monitoring building design and technology, warnings or bans under section 26(2), and guidance information published under section 175.

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Part 3Regulatory responsibilities and accreditation
Responsibilities of chief executive: Functions, duties, and powers of chief executive generally

169Chief executive must monitor current and emerging trends in building design, etc, and must report annually to Minister

  1. The chief executive must monitor current and emerging trends in building design, building technologies, and other factors that may affect—

  2. the building code, acceptable solutions, verification methods, and building product specifications:
    1. any warnings or bans under section 26(2) in force in relation to a building product or building method:
      1. any guidance information published by the chief executive under section 175:
        1. any other functions and duties of the chief executive under this Act.

          1. The chief executive must, in each year, make a report to the Minister on the performance of his or her functions under subsection (1).

          Notes
          • Section 169(1)(a): replaced, on , by section 9 of the Building (Overseas Building Products, Standards, and Certification Schemes) Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 19).
          • Section 169(1)(b): replaced, on , by section 46 of the Building (Building Products and Methods, Modular Components, and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2021 (2021 No 21).