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Building Act 2004

Regulatory responsibilities and accreditation - Responsibilities of territorial authorities - Powers of territorial authority to carry out inspections and enter land

223: Duty to assist inspections

You could also call this:

“You must help the inspector check your building or building work.”

You must help an authorised officer inspect a building or building work. This means you need to give them all the help they reasonably need to do their job.

This rule applies to you if you are:

  • The owner of the building
  • Someone who lives in or uses the building
  • Anyone working on the building, including an owner-builder
  • Any unpaid friend or family member helping an owner-builder with their work

Remember, it’s important to cooperate with the authorised officer so they can do their job properly and safely.

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Part 3 Regulatory responsibilities and accreditation
Responsibilities of territorial authorities: Powers of territorial authority to carry out inspections and enter land

223Duty to assist inspections

  1. The persons specified in subsection (2) must give all reasonable assistance to enable an authorised officer to inspect all or part of a building or building work.

  2. The persons are—

  3. the owner of the building; and
    1. an occupier of the building; and
      1. any person engaged in the building work, including an owner-builder and any unpaid friend or family member of the owner-builder engaged to assist him or her in the building work.

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          Notes
          • Section 223(2)(c): replaced, on , by section 61 of the Building Amendment Act 2012 (2012 No 23).