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193: Effect of registration
or “Registered people can do building consent work, but some can only do what they're allowed to do.”
You could also call this:

“This law explains how to ask for permission to be a building helper”

If you want to register as a building consent authority under [section 191], you need to follow these steps. You must write your application and send it to the chief executive. There might be specific ways you have to give your application, so make sure to follow those if they exist. Your application needs to include any information that is required by the rules. You might also need to pay a fee when you apply. Remember to check if there are any special instructions or fees before you send in your application.

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or “The boss must quickly look at your form and tell you if you can help with building stuff or not.”
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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

194Application for registration

  1. An application for registration under section 191 must—

  2. be made in writing to the chief executive; and
    1. be given in the prescribed manner (if any); and
      1. contain the prescribed information (if any); and
        1. be accompanied by the prescribed fee (if any).