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Building Act 2004

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

171: Chief executive may seek advice from building advisory panel

You could also call this:

"The boss of the building department can ask a group of experts for help with making decisions."

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The chief executive can ask a building advisory panel for advice at any time. You can think of the building advisory panel like a group of experts who help the chief executive make good decisions. The chief executive can ask the panel for advice on things like new trends in building design and technology.

The chief executive can also ask the panel for advice on warnings or bans on certain building products, and on guidance information that the chief executive publishes. The panel can advise on decisions related to sections 272HA or 272HB, and on recognitions under those sections.

The chief executive must think about the advice given by the panel, but they do not have to follow it. The panel can also advise on whether the Building Act is working as it should, and on building issues that are not covered by the Act but should be dealt with by legislation. The chief executive can ask the panel for advice on any other matter they think is appropriate.

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

171Chief executive may seek advice from building advisory panel

  1. The chief executive may, at any time, seek advice from a building advisory panel appointed under section 172 on—

  2. current and emerging trends in building design, building technologies, and other factors that may affect—
    1. 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:
        2. decisions to be made under section 272HA or 272HB:
          1. recognitions under section 272HA or 272HB:
            1. whether this Act or the regulations are achieving their purpose:
              1. building issues that are not covered by this Act, but which the panel considers should be dealt with by legislation:
                1. any other matter that the chief executive considers appropriate for the panel to advise on.

                  1. The chief executive must consider, but is not bound by, any advice given by the panel.

                  Notes
                  • Section 171(1)(a)(i): replaced, on , by section 10(1) of the Building (Overseas Building Products, Standards, and Certification Schemes) Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 19).
                  • Section 171(1)(a)(ii): replaced, on , by section 47 of the Building (Building Products and Methods, Modular Components, and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2021 (2021 No 21).
                  • Section 171(1)(aa): inserted, on , by section 10(2) of the Building (Overseas Building Products, Standards, and Certification Schemes) Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 19).
                  • Section 171(1)(ab): inserted, on , by section 10(2) of the Building (Overseas Building Products, Standards, and Certification Schemes) Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 19).