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272B: Suspension of registration of product certificate
or “When the government temporarily stops a product's approval, they must tell everyone involved and update their records.”
You could also call this:

“When a product certificate's registration is paused, this explains how to start it up again”

If your product certificate’s registration is suspended, you can get it lifted in certain situations. If the certificate itself was suspended and then that suspension is lifted, the registration suspension is automatically lifted too.

If the chief executive suspended the registration, you can apply to have it lifted. You might need to pay a fee. The chief executive can lift the suspension if they’re satisfied that your building product or method meets the certification criteria, or if you’ve fixed the issue that caused the suspension.

To apply for lifting the suspension, you need to write to the chief executive. You must follow any rules about how to make the application and include any required information.

You don’t have to pay a fee if your registration was suspended because the product or method didn’t meet the certification criteria.

After you apply, the chief executive will decide whether to lift the suspension. They’ll let you know their decision in writing. If they don’t lift it, they’ll tell you why. If they do lift it, they’ll update the register to show this.

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Next up: 272D: Revocation of registration of product certificate

or “When a product certificate is cancelled, it's taken off the official list.”
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Part 3 Regulatory responsibilities and accreditation
Responsibilities relating to product certification: Registration of product certificates

272CLifting of suspension of registration of product certificate

  1. If the registration of a product certificate is suspended under section 272B(1), that suspension is automatically lifted if the suspension of the certificate is lifted.

  2. If the registration of a product certificate is suspended under section 272B(2), the chief executive may, on application, and on payment of the prescribed fee (if any), lift the suspension if satisfied that—

  3. in the case of a suspension under section 272B(2)(a), the building product or building method meets the criteria for certification under section 269; or
    1. in the case of a suspension under section 272B(2)(b), that the proprietor has rectified the failure.

      1. The application must—

      2. be made in writing by the proprietor of the building product or building method; and
        1. be made in the prescribed manner (if any); and
          1. include the prescribed information (if any).

            1. However, the fee (if any) is not payable if the registration of the product certificate was suspended under section 272B(2)(a).

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

            3. decide whether to lift the suspension; and
              1. notify the applicant in writing of the decision (including the reasons, if the suspension is not lifted); and
                1. if the suspension is lifted, update the register accordingly.

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