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Building Act 2004

Regulatory responsibilities and accreditation - Responsibilities relating to modular component manufacturers - Registration of modular component manufacturers

272Y: Registration of modular component manufacturer

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You can apply to be registered as a modular component manufacturer. The chief executive will decide if you can be registered after you pay a fee and meet some requirements. You must be certified and have enough money to cover any problems that might happen. You will only be registered for the types of modular components you are certified to make or design under section 272U. Your application must be in writing and include the right information. The chief executive will decide on your application and tell you their decision in writing. If your application is declined, the chief executive will tell you why. You must apply in the prescribed manner and include any prescribed information. The chief executive will make a decision as soon as possible after getting your application.

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Part 3Regulatory responsibilities and accreditation
Responsibilities relating to modular component manufacturers: Registration of modular component manufacturers

272YRegistration of modular component manufacturer

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

  2. are a certified MCM; and
    1. meet any prescribed requirements to have adequate means to cover any civil liabilities that may arise in relation to their manufacture and design (if applicable) of modular components; and
      1. comply with any other prescribed criteria and standards for registration.

        1. A person who is registered under subsection (1) is a registered MCM only in respect of—

        2. the manufacture of modular components of the kind they are certified to manufacture under section 272U; and
          1. the design of modular components of the kind (if any) they are certified to design under section 272U.

            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 272Y: inserted, on , by section 68 of the Building (Building Products and Methods, Modular Components, and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2021 (2021 No 21).