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Building Act 2004

Regulatory responsibilities and accreditation - Responsibilities of chief executive - Functions, duties, and powers of chief executive generally

169A: Chief executive must monitor application and effectiveness of subpart 6A of Part 2 (earthquake-prone buildings)

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“The boss must keep an eye on how well the rules for shaky buildings are working.”

The chief executive must keep an eye on how subpart 6A of Part 2 is being used and how well it works to control earthquake-prone buildings. This means they need to watch how people are following the rules about earthquake-prone buildings and check if these rules are doing a good job at keeping buildings safe from earthquakes.

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Part 3 Regulatory responsibilities and accreditation
Responsibilities of chief executive: Functions, duties, and powers of chief executive generally

169AChief executive must monitor application and effectiveness of subpart 6A of Part 2 (earthquake-prone buildings)

  1. The chief executive must monitor the application of subpart 6A of Part 2 and its effectiveness in regulating earthquake-prone buildings.

Notes
  • Section 169A: inserted, on , by section 27 of the Building (Earthquake-prone Buildings) Amendment Act 2016 (2016 No 22).