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Building Act 2004

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

239: Building consent authority must provide information to chief executive

You could also call this:

“A special group must tell the boss some important details about buildings.”

If you are a building consent authority, you have to give information to the chief executive. The law says you must do this. You need to follow the rules in the regulations about what information to give and how to give it. The chief executive is an important person in charge, and they need this information to do their job properly.

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Housing and property > Home safety and repairs

Government and voting > Government departments

238: Duties of building consent authority, or

“The building consent authority must follow rules when approving buildings and share information with other important groups.”

240: Building consent authority may impose fee or charge and must collect levy, or

“The council can ask you to pay money for building permits and other services, and they must collect a special fee for the government.”

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

239Building consent authority must provide information to chief executive

A building consent authority must provide information to the chief executive in accordance with the regulations.