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Building Act 2004

Regulatory responsibilities and accreditation - Responsibilities of building consent accreditation body - Accreditation of building consent authorities or regional authorities

253: Application for accreditation

You could also call this:

“You need to write down some important information when you ask to be approved as a building helper.”

If you want to apply for accreditation under section 250, you need to follow these rules. You must write your application on paper or type it out. You might need to send it in a special way if there are rules about that. Your application needs to include certain information if there are rules about what to include. Remember, these are the basic steps for applying, but there might be more specific instructions you need to follow.

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Part 3 Regulatory responsibilities and accreditation
Responsibilities of building consent accreditation body: Accreditation of building consent authorities or regional authorities

253Application for accreditation

  1. An application for accreditation under section 250 must—

  2. be made in writing; and
    1. be given in the prescribed manner (if any); and
      1. contain the prescribed information (if any).

          Notes
          • Section 253(c): amended, on , by section 44(1) of the Building Amendment Act 2008 (2008 No 4).
          • Section 253(d): repealed, on , by section 44(2) of the Building Amendment Act 2008 (2008 No 4).