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272A: Registration of product certificates
or “Rules for approving and recording official paperwork for building materials and methods”
You could also call this:

“When the government temporarily stops a product's approval, they must tell everyone involved and update their records.”

If a product certificate is suspended under section 271, its registration is automatically suspended too. This means the certificate can’t be used for a while.

The chief executive can also suspend a product certificate’s registration for a set time if they think:

  1. The responsible Product Certification Body (PCB) hasn’t followed the rules for product certification, or
  2. The owner of the building product or method hasn’t followed these rules.

When a product certificate’s registration is suspended, the chief executive must do two things:

  1. Tell the responsible PCB and the owner of the building product or method in writing. They need to explain why it’s suspended and what this means according to section 272D(1)(b).

  2. Update the register to show the suspension.

This helps make sure everyone knows about the suspension and why it happened.

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Next up: 272C: Lifting of suspension of registration of product certificate

or “When a product certificate's registration is paused, this explains how to start it up again”
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Part 3 Regulatory responsibilities and accreditation
Responsibilities relating to product certification: Registration of product certificates

272BSuspension of registration of product certificate

  1. The registration of a product certificate is automatically suspended if the certificate is suspended under section 271.

  2. The chief executive may suspend the registration of a product certificate for a specified period if satisfied that—

  3. the responsible PCB has failed to comply with any product certification scheme rules; or
    1. the proprietor of the building product or building method has failed to comply with any product certification scheme rules.

      1. If the registration of a product certificate is suspended under subsection (1) or (2), the chief executive must—

      2. notify each of the following in writing of the suspension (including the reasons for it and the effect of section 272D(1)(b) (if applicable)):
        1. the responsible PCB:
          1. the proprietor of the building product or building method; and
          2. update the register accordingly.

            Notes
            • Section 272B: inserted, on , by section 67 of the Building (Building Products and Methods, Modular Components, and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2021 (2021 No 21).