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275A: Content of EPB register
or “The register lists important details about buildings that are at risk in earthquakes.”
You could also call this:

“The boss can choose not to show some building information to everyone, but can share it with other government groups if needed.”

You need to know about a special rule for information in the EPB register. The EPB register is a list that contains details about earthquake-prone buildings. Some information in this register is called ‘prescribed information’.

Normally, the chief executive (the person in charge) has to let people see all the information in the register. But for the prescribed information, they don’t have to show it to everyone unless the rules say they must.

Even if the chief executive doesn’t have to show the prescribed information to everyone, they can share it with government departments or agencies. They can do this if they think it’s important or helpful for that department to have the information to do their job properly.

This rule doesn’t change what the Official Information Act says. The Official Information Act is a law that helps people get information from the government.

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

275BModification of chief executive’s obligation to make EPB register available for public inspection

  1. This section applies to information that is required to be kept in the EPB register by regulations made under section 401C(e) (the prescribed information).

  2. Despite section 273(2), the chief executive need not make the prescribed information available for public inspection, or include the prescribed information in a copy of all or part of the register supplied to a person under that section, unless the regulations require the information to be made available for public inspection.

  3. However, the chief executive may supply any prescribed information contained in the EPB register to an entity in the State services (within the meaning of the Public Service Act 2020) if the chief executive is satisfied that it is necessary or desirable for the entity to have the information to assist in the exercise of its powers or the performance of its functions under any enactment.

  4. This section does not limit the Official Information Act 1982.

Notes
  • Section 275B: inserted, on , by section 36 of the Building (Earthquake-prone Buildings) Amendment Act 2016 (2016 No 22).
  • Section 275B(3): amended, on , by section 135 of the Public Service Act 2020 (2020 No 40).