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Building Act 2004

Regulatory responsibilities and accreditation - Responsibilities relating to product certification - Registration of product certification bodies

267A: Registration of product certification body

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You can apply to be registered as a product certification body. The chief executive will decide if you can be registered. You must pay a fee and meet certain requirements. You must apply in writing and give the required information. The chief executive will look at your application and decide as soon as possible. They will tell you their decision in writing and explain why if your application is declined. The chief executive will register you if you are accredited and can cover any liabilities. You must also meet other criteria and standards for registration.

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Part 3Regulatory responsibilities and accreditation
Responsibilities relating to product certification: Registration of product certification bodies

267ARegistration of product certification body

  1. The chief executive may, on application, and on payment of the prescribed fee (if any), register a person as a product certification body if satisfied that they—

  2. are an accredited PCB; and
    1. meet any prescribed requirements to have adequate means to cover any civil liabilities that may arise in the performance of their functions under this Act; and
      1. meet any other prescribed criteria and standards for registration.

        1. The application must—

        2. be made in writing; and
          1. be made in the prescribed manner (if any); and
            1. include the prescribed information (if any).

              1. As soon as practicable after receiving the application, the chief executive must—

              2. decide whether to register the applicant; and
                1. notify the applicant in writing of the decision (including the reasons, if the application is declined).

                  Notes
                  • Section 267A: inserted, on , by section 66 of the Building (Building Products and Methods, Modular Components, and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2021 (2021 No 21).