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248: Chief executive may appoint building consent accreditation body
or “The boss can choose someone to check if buildings are okay, or do it themselves if they don't pick anyone.”
You could also call this:

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

The chief executive must create a notice that says how often the building consent accreditation body needs to check on accredited building consent authorities. They have to do this at least once every three years. The chief executive can also add any other important things to this notice.

This notice is a type of law called secondary legislation. You can find out more about how it’s published in Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019.

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Next up: 249A: Fees for audits

or “A group that checks building permits can charge money for looking at how well permit offices do their job.”
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Part 3 Regulatory responsibilities and accreditation
Responsibilities of building consent accreditation body: Requirements for building consent accreditation body

249Requirements for building consent accreditation body

  1. The chief executive must, by notice, specify—

  2. the minimum frequency of audits that the building consent accreditation body must conduct on accredited building consent authorities (which must be at least once every 3 years); and
    1. any other matters the chief executive considers necessary or appropriate.

      1. A notice under this section is secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements).

      Notes
      • Section 249(1): amended, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).
      • Section 249(1)(a): amended, on , by section 16(2)(n) of the Building Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 31).
      • Section 249(2): inserted, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).