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Building Act 2004

Miscellaneous provisions - Other offences and criminal proceedings - Proceedings for infringement offences

371D: Offence to impersonate enforcement officer

You could also call this:

“You can get in trouble if you pretend to be someone who checks if buildings are safe.”

If you pretend to be an enforcement officer named in a warrant issued under section 371B(3), you are breaking the law. This means you can’t act like you’re an enforcement officer or lie about being one if you’re not really named in the warrant. If you do this, you’re committing an offence. If you’re found guilty of this offence, you might have to pay a fine. The most you could be fined is $50,000. This law is there to make sure that only real enforcement officers with proper warrants can do their job.

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Part 5 Miscellaneous provisions
Other offences and criminal proceedings: Proceedings for infringement offences

371DOffence to impersonate enforcement officer

  1. A person commits an offence if the person impersonates or falsely pretends to be an enforcement officer named in a warrant issued under section 371B(3).

  2. A person who commits an offence under this section is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $50,000.

Notes
  • Section 371D: inserted, on , by section 62 of the Building Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 100).
  • Section 371D(2): amended, on , by section 90 of the Building (Building Products and Methods, Modular Components, and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2021 (2021 No 21).