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Building Act 2004

Regulatory responsibilities and accreditation - Responsibilities relating to product certification - Recognition of standards issued by overseas standards organisations, and standards certification schemes

272HB: Recognition of overseas standards and of standards certification schemes

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"The Minister can approve safety rules from other countries to help keep people safe in New Zealand."

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The Minister can choose to recognise standards from overseas organisations or certification schemes. You can think of standards like rules that help keep people safe. The Minister can recognise these standards in whole or in part. The Minister will only recognise these standards if they meet certain criteria, which are like a set of rules that the standards must follow. The Minister can also change or cancel their recognition of these standards at any time by giving notice.

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Part 3Regulatory responsibilities and accreditation
Responsibilities relating to product certification: Recognition of standards issued by overseas standards organisations, and standards certification schemes

272HBRecognition of overseas standards and of standards certification schemes

  1. The Minister may, by notice, recognise, in whole or in part, any—

  2. groups of standards issued by an overseas standards organisation; or
    1. standards certification schemes that a standards certification organisation that is based in New Zealand or overseas administers or operates under.

      1. Subsection (1)(a) applies only if the Minister is satisfied that—

      2. the groups of standards or the part concerned meet any criteria prescribed for the purposes of this paragraph; and
        1. the overseas standards organisation meets any criteria prescribed for the purposes of this paragraph.

          1. Subsection (1)(b) applies only if the Minister is satisfied that—

          2. the standards certification schemes or the part concerned meet any criteria prescribed for the purposes of this paragraph; and
            1. the standards certification organisation meets any criteria prescribed for the purposes of this paragraph.

              1. The Minister may at any time, by notice, amend or revoke a notice of recognition made under subsection (1).

              Notes
              • Section 272HB: inserted, on , by section 13 of the Building (Overseas Building Products, Standards, and Certification Schemes) Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 19).