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251: Criteria for accreditation
or “Rules that organisations must follow to be allowed to approve building plans”
You could also call this:

“This law explains how building inspectors who are not part of the local council get permission to check different types of buildings.”

This section talks about how building consent authorities that are not territorial authorities or regional authorities get approved to do their job.

When these authorities want to be approved, a special group called the building consent accreditation body decides what kinds of buildings they can work on. This decision is based on rules that have been set out.

The approval, or accreditation, says what types of buildings the authority can deal with. It lets them do certain jobs under different parts of the law.

If an authority wants to change what types of buildings they can work on, they can ask the accreditation body to change their approval at any time.

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Next up: 253: Application for accreditation

or “You need to write down some important information when you ask to be approved as a building helper.”
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Part 3 Regulatory responsibilities and accreditation
Responsibilities of building consent accreditation body: Accreditation of building consent authorities or regional authorities

252Scope of accreditation of building consent authority that is not territorial authority

  1. This section applies to a building consent authority that is not a territorial authority or a regional authority.

  2. The building consent accreditation body must, before granting accreditation to a building consent authority to whom this section applies, determine the scope of accreditation having regard to the prescribed criteria and standards for accreditation.

  3. The scope of accreditation relates to 1 or more types of building in relation to which the building consent authority concerned is authorised to perform functions under this Part and Part 2.

  4. An accredited building consent authority may, at any time, request the building consent accreditation body to change the scope of its accreditation.

Notes
  • Section 252(1): amended, on , by section 3(5) of the Building Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 31).