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Building Act 2004

Regulatory responsibilities and accreditation - Responsibilities of building consent authority that is not territorial authority or regional authority

237: Application of subpart

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“This section explains which registered building consent authorities must follow these rules.”

This part of the law talks about which building consent authorities it applies to. It applies to you if you are a building consent authority that is registered and provides services in a district. However, it doesn’t apply to you if you are the territorial authority for that district or if you are the regional authority for that region. It also doesn’t apply if you are another authority that has been given special duties by section 233 or section 244. To be covered by this part of the law, you need to be registered under section 273.

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Part 3 Regulatory responsibilities and accreditation
Responsibilities of building consent authority that is not territorial authority or regional authority

237Application of subpart

  1. This subpart applies to a building consent authority that—

  2. is registered under section 273; and
    1. provides services as a building consent authority in a district; but
      1. is not—
        1. the territorial authority for the district, or another territorial authority to which a function, duty, or power is transferred under section 233; or
          1. the regional authority for the region, or another regional authority to which a function, duty, or power is transferred under section 244.

          Notes
          • Section 237(c): replaced, on , by section 3(7) of the Building Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 31).