207BBPowers of entry and inspection

1. The chief executive may exercise a power under this section for 1 or more of the following purposes (investigative purposes):

2. determining whether a relevant provision has been, or is being, complied with:
3. determining whether there are grounds for taking enforcement action to enforce a duty or an obligation under a relevant provision and deciding whether to do so.

4. For investigative purposes, the chief executive may—

5. inspect any of the following:
   1. a place at which building work is, or is proposed to be, carried out:
   2. building work that has been, or is being, carried out:
   3. any building or building product; and
6. enter any premises for the purpose of carrying out an inspection under paragraph (a).

7. However, if the premises is a household unit or marae, see section 207BC.

8. As soon as practicable after entering premises under this section, the chief executive must give written notice to the owners and occupiers of the premises of the exercise of that power.

9. A person who enters premises under this section must, when first entering the premises and on request at any other time, show the following to any occupier of the premises:

10. evidence of the person’s identity:
11. the chief executive’s written authorisation to enter the site:
12. if the premises is a household unit or marae, the warrant to enter the premises (if required).

13. In this section, relevant provision means a provision of any of the following:

14. subpart 7 of Part 3 (responsibilities relating to product certification):
15. subpart 7A of Part 3 (responsibilities relating to modular component manufacturers):
16. Part 4B (building product information requirements).