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Building Act 2004

Regulatory responsibilities and accreditation - Responsibilities of chief executive - Powers of chief executive to investigate building failures

207L: Power to require assistance

You could also call this:

“The government can ask people to help when they are looking into why a building failed.”

The chief executive can ask you to help them if they are investigating a building. If you own or live in the building being investigated, you must give them the help they ask for. This help should be reasonable and allow the chief executive to use their other investigation powers.

You have to give this help when the chief executive asks for it. It’s not optional - you must assist them as required.

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Part 3 Regulatory responsibilities and accreditation
Responsibilities of chief executive: Powers of chief executive to investigate building failures

207LPower to require assistance

  1. The chief executive may require an owner or occupier of the investigation site to give reasonable assistance to enable the chief executive to exercise another power of investigation.

  2. The owner or occupier must give the assistance required by the chief executive.

Notes
  • Section 207L: inserted, on , by section 20 of the Building Amendment Act 2019 (2019 No 27).