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Building Act 2004

Preliminary provisions - Outline of responsibilities under this Act

14F: Responsibilities of building consent authority

You could also call this:

“Building consent authorities check if building plans and work follow the rules, and give out permissions and certificates.”

A building consent authority has important responsibilities. You need to know what they are responsible for when it comes to building consents.

The building consent authority has to check applications for building consents. They make sure that these applications follow the rules in the building code. They also need to check that any building work matches what was approved in the building consent.

Another job of the building consent authority is to give out building consents and certificates. They have to do this following the rules set out in the Building Act.

All of these responsibilities are part of making sure buildings are safe and meet the required standards.

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Part 1 Preliminary provisions
Outline of responsibilities under this Act

14FResponsibilities of building consent authority

  1. A building consent authority is responsible for—

  2. checking, in accordance with the requirements of this Act for each type of building consent, to ensure that—
    1. an application for a building consent complies with the building code:
      1. building work has been carried out in accordance with the building consent for that work:
      2. issuing building consents and certificates in accordance with the requirements of this Act.

        Notes
        • Section 14F: inserted, on , by section 10 of the Building Amendment Act 2012 (2012 No 23).