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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

255: Building consent accreditation body must notify chief executive of grant and revocation of accreditation

You could also call this:

“The building boss must tell the top leader when someone is allowed or not allowed to approve building plans anymore.”

When a building consent accreditation body gives or takes away accreditation from a building consent authority, they need to tell the chief executive about it. This is important because it helps keep track of which authorities are allowed to give building consents.

The accreditation body has to tell the chief executive in a specific way. The chief executive will let them know how they want to be told. This could be by email, letter, or some other method.

The accreditation body doesn’t have much time to do this. They need to tell the chief executive within 7 days of giving or taking away the accreditation. This helps make sure the information is up to date.

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

255Building consent accreditation body must notify chief executive of grant and revocation of accreditation

  1. The building consent accreditation body must notify the chief executive when it grants or revokes an accreditation of a building consent authority.

  2. The notification must be given—

  3. in the manner notified by the chief executive to the building consent accreditation body from time to time; and
    1. within 7 days after the grant or revocation to which it relates.

      Notes
      • Section 255(1): amended, on , by section 16(2)(o) of the Building Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 31).