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Building Act 2004

Regulatory responsibilities and accreditation - Miscellaneous responsibilities - Chief executive must keep registers

274: Purpose of registers

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“Registers help people find important building information and support the government in managing building rules.”

The purpose of the registers is to help you and other members of the public find important information about buildings and the people who work with them. These registers let you know about:

National multiple-use approvals, which are approvals for building designs that can be used more than once.

Earthquake-prone buildings, which are buildings that might not be safe during an earthquake.

Building consent authorities, which are organisations that can give permission for building work.

Accredited dam owners, who are people allowed to own and manage dams.

Product certification bodies, which are organisations that check if building products are good to use.

Product certificates, which show which building products and methods have been approved.

Modular component manufacturer certification bodies, which are organisations that check if factories can make building parts.

Modular component manufacturers, which are factories that make building parts. The register tells you what kinds of parts they can make and design.

The registers also help the chief executive and other people do their jobs under this law. They use the registers to check if people are following the rules and to help with other tasks.

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Part 3 Regulatory responsibilities and accreditation
Miscellaneous responsibilities: Chief executive must keep registers

274Purpose of registers

  1. The purpose of each register is—

  2. to enable members of the public to know,—
    1. in the case of the register of national multiple-use approvals, the names and contact details of the persons who have been issued with national multiple-use approvals, together with a description of each approval and any conditions that have been imposed; and
      1. in the case of the EPB register, information relating to buildings or parts of buildings that territorial authorities have determined to be earthquake prone; and
        1. in the case of the register of building consent authorities, the names and contact details of those building consent authorities and, if applicable, the scope of their accreditation; and
            1. in the case of the register of accredited dam owners, the names and contact details of those dam owners; and
              1. in the case of the register of product certification bodies, the names and contact details of registered PCBs and persons whose registration as a product certification body is suspended; and
                1. in the case of the register of product certificates, which building products and building methods have registered product certificates; and
                  1. in the case of the register of modular component manufacturer certification bodies, the names and contact details of registered MCMCBs and persons whose registration as a modular component manufacturer certification body is suspended; and
                    1. in the case of the register of modular component manufacturers, the following details of registered MCMs and persons whose registration as a modular component manufacturer is suspended:
                      1. their name and contact details; and
                        1. the kind of modular components they are certified to manufacture; and
                          1. the kind of modular components (if any) they are certified to design.
                        2. to facilitate the compliance, audit, and other supporting and administrative functions of the chief executive and other persons and bodies under this Act.

                          Notes
                          • Section 274(a)(iaa): inserted, on , by section 28 of the Building Amendment Act 2009 (2009 No 25).
                          • Section 274(a)(iab): inserted, on , by section 35 of the Building (Earthquake-prone Buildings) Amendment Act 2016 (2016 No 22).
                          • Section 274(a)(ii): repealed, on , by section 20(2) of the Building Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 31).
                          • Section 274(a)(iv): replaced, on , by section 70(1) of the Building (Building Products and Methods, Modular Components, and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2021 (2021 No 21).
                          • Section 274(a)(v): replaced, on , by section 70(1) of the Building (Building Products and Methods, Modular Components, and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2021 (2021 No 21).
                          • Section 274(a)(vi): inserted, on , by section 70(1) of the Building (Building Products and Methods, Modular Components, and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2021 (2021 No 21).
                          • Section 274(a)(vii): inserted, on , by section 70(1) of the Building (Building Products and Methods, Modular Components, and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2021 (2021 No 21).
                          • Section 274(b): amended, on , by section 70(2) of the Building (Building Products and Methods, Modular Components, and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2021 (2021 No 21).