238Duties of stand-alone building consent authority

1. A stand-alone building consent authority must, in performing its functions under Part 2,—

2. obtain a project information memorandum before granting a building consent; and
3. provide to Fire and Emergency New Zealand a copy of every application for a building consent of a kind specified by notice under section 46; and
4. provide to the territorial authority for the relevant district copies of,—
   1. in a case where the building consent authority accepts a building consent application, the information set out in section 238A(1) within 5 working days after the date of acceptance; and
   2. in a case where the building consent authority decides whether or not to issue a building consent, the information set out in section 238A(2) within 5 working days after the date of the decision; and
   3. in a case where the building consent authority decides whether or not to issue a code compliance certificate, the information in section 238A(3) within 5 working days after the date of the decision; and
   4. the information listed in section 238A(4) within 5 working days after the date the information is issued or received by the stand-alone building consent authority.

5. A stand-alone building consent authority commits an offence if it fails to comply with subsection (1).

6. A stand-alone building consent authority that commits an offence under this section is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 and, in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding $500 for every day or part of a day during which the offence continues.