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190: Parties' costs
or “The boss can decide who pays for the costs when people disagree about building rules.”
You could also call this:

“The big boss can put someone's name on a special list of people who can check and approve building plans if they ask nicely.”

The chief executive can add a person’s name to the register of building consent authorities. This register is kept under section 273(1)(a). To have their name added, a person needs to apply. They must make their application following the rules in section 194. The chief executive decides whether to add the person’s name to the register based on this application.

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or “The boss needs to check certain things before adding someone to the list of people who can give building permission.”
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Part 3 Regulatory responsibilities and accreditation
Responsibilities of chief executive: Power of chief executive to register persons as building consent authorities for purposes of this Act

191Chief executive may enter person's name in register of building consent authorities

  1. The chief executive may, on the application of a person made in accordance with section 194, enter the person's name in the register of building consent authorities kept under section 273(1)(a).

Notes
  • Section 191: replaced, on , by section 16(1) of the Building Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 31).