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Building Act 2004

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

207Q: Offence to interfere with investigation site

You could also call this:

“You can get in trouble and have to pay money if you mess with a place where experts are looking into why a building failed.”

If you interfere with a site that’s being investigated without getting permission from the chief executive or having a good reason, you’re breaking the law. This means you can’t mess with the site in any way on purpose. If you do this, you’re committing an offence. If you’re found guilty, you’ll have to pay a fine. For a regular person, the fine can be up to $10,000. For companies or other groups, the fine can be up to $50,000.

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

207QOffence to interfere with investigation site

  1. A person who intentionally interferes in any way with an investigation site without the chief executive’s permission or any other reasonable excuse—

  2. commits an offence; and
    1. is liable on conviction,—
      1. in the case of an individual, to a fine not exceeding $10,000; or
        1. in any other case, to a fine not exceeding $50,000.

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