Plain language law

New Zealand law explained for everyone

Building Act 2004

Regulatory responsibilities and accreditation - Responsibilities of chief executive - Enforcement powers of chief executive

206: Chief executive must supply warrant

You could also call this:

“The boss must give a special card to workers who can go into buildings for their job.”

The chief executive must give a written warrant to anyone they allow to enter land or buildings for them. This warrant must include a reference to this section of the law, the person’s full name, and a statement of the powers given in section 204.

If you don’t have this warrant, you’re not allowed to say that you do. It’s against the law to pretend you have a warrant when you don’t, or to pretend to be someone named in a real warrant.

If you say you have a warrant when you don’t, you can be fined up to $5,000. If you pretend to be someone named in a real warrant, you can be fined up to $50,000.

This text is automatically generated. It might be out of date or be missing some parts. Find out more about how we do this.

View the original legislation for this page at https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1986/0120/latest/link.aspx?id=DLM307844.

Topics:
Crime and justice > Criminal law
Work and jobs > Worker rights
Work and jobs > Job licenses
Previous

205: Limits on power to enter land or building, or

“Rules about when and how officials can go into someone's property to check things”

Next

207: Duties of person supplied with warrant, or

“When someone gets a special paper to help the boss, they must give it back and stop using it when they're not allowed anymore.”

Part 3 Regulatory responsibilities and accreditation
Responsibilities of chief executive: Enforcement powers of chief executive

206Chief executive must supply warrant

  1. The chief executive must supply to a person authorised to enter land or buildings on behalf of the chief executive a written warrant that contains—

  2. a reference to this section; and
    1. the full name of the person; and
      1. a statement of the powers conferred by section 204.

        1. A person who does not have a warrant supplied under this section must not represent himself or herself to be the holder of a warrant.

        2. A person commits an offence if the person—

        3. fails to comply with subsection (2); or
          1. impersonates or falsely pretends to be a person named in a warrant supplied under this section.

            1. A person who commits an offence under subsection (3)(a) is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000.

            2. A person who commits an offence under subsection (3)(b) is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $50,000.

            Compare
              Notes
              • Section 206(1)(c): amended, on , by section 54(1) of the Building (Building Products and Methods, Modular Components, and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2021 (2021 No 21).
              • Section 206(4): replaced, on , by section 54(2) of the Building (Building Products and Methods, Modular Components, and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2021 (2021 No 21).
              • Section 206(5): inserted, on , by section 54(2) of the Building (Building Products and Methods, Modular Components, and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2021 (2021 No 21).