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Building Act 2004

Regulatory responsibilities and accreditation - Responsibilities of dam owner accreditation body - Appointment of dam owner accreditation body

256: Chief executive may appoint dam owner accreditation body

You could also call this:

“The boss can choose someone to check if dam owners are doing a good job, and can also change their mind later.”

The chief executive can choose someone to be a dam owner accreditation body. This means they can give this job to a person and also take it away if they need to. When people talk about a dam owner accreditation body, they mean either the person the chief executive picked for the job, or if no one was picked, it means the chief executive themselves. This is part of a bigger set of rules about dams and buildings.

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Part 3 Regulatory responsibilities and accreditation
Responsibilities of dam owner accreditation body: Appointment of dam owner accreditation body

256Chief executive may appoint dam owner accreditation body

  1. The chief executive may—

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

      1. A reference in this subpart to a dam owner accreditation body is a reference to—

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