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Building Act 2004

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

207P: Report with findings of investigation

You could also call this:

“The boss can share what they learned about why a building broke and how to make buildings safer”

After investigating a building failure, the chief executive can publish a report about building design or construction. This report can include what they found out, suggestions for better building design or construction based on these findings, and other related information.

If the report mentions someone by name, the chief executive must do a few things before publishing it. They need to give that person a copy of what’s written about them. They also have to set a fair deadline for the person to share their thoughts on it. The chief executive should then think about any comments they receive and make changes to the report if they think it’s right to do so.

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

207PReport with findings of investigation

  1. The chief executive may, after investigating a building failure under section 207C, publish a report about building design or construction that contains—

  2. the findings of the investigation:
    1. recommendations about building design or construction that are based on the findings:
      1. any other matter related to building design or construction that arises from the investigation.

        1. Before publishing any content that relates to an identifiable person, the chief executive must—

        2. provide the person with a copy of the content; and
          1. specify a reasonable deadline by which the person may comment on the content; and
            1. consider any comments received in that period and make any changes to the content that the chief executive considers appropriate.

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