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Building Act 2004

Regulatory responsibilities and accreditation - Responsibilities of building consent accreditation body - Appointment of building consent accreditation body

248: Chief executive may appoint building consent accreditation body

You could also call this:

“The boss can choose someone to check if buildings are okay, or do it themselves if they don't pick anyone.”

The chief executive can choose someone to be a building consent accreditation body. This means they can pick a person for this job and also remove them from the job whenever they want.

When people talk about a building consent accreditation body, they mean one of two things. It could be the person the chief executive picked for the job. Or, if no one was picked, it means the chief executive themselves.

You might hear about a building consent accreditation body in other parts of the law. Now you know it’s either someone special the chief executive chose, or it’s the chief executive if they didn’t choose anyone else.

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“When a job is given to a different group, they can do it as if it was always their job, but they can also change their mind about doing it.”

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“Rules for checking if buildings are safe and follow the law”

Part 3 Regulatory responsibilities and accreditation
Responsibilities of building consent accreditation body: Appointment of building consent accreditation body

248Chief executive may appoint building consent accreditation body

  1. The chief executive may—

  2. appoint a person as a building consent accreditation body; and
    1. revoke the appointment at any time.

      1. A reference in this subpart to a building consent accreditation body is a reference to—

      2. the person appointed under subsection (1); or
        1. if no person is appointed, the chief executive.