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Building Act 2004

Building product information requirements

362VA: Building product information requirements may be prescribed

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"Rules can be made about sharing information when selling building products"

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You can find rules about what information people must share when selling building products. These rules can be made under section 402(1)(xg). They say what information must be shared and who must share it. You need to know what the rules say about building products. The rules can include information about the product and the people who make or sell it. They can also include information about how to use the product safely. The rules can say how the information must be shared and when. They can also say how the information must be checked and updated. This is to make sure people have the right information when they buy building products. The rules can be different for different products or people. They can also change depending on the situation. This helps make sure the rules are fair and work well.

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Part 4BBuilding product information requirements

362VABuilding product information requirements may be prescribed

  1. Regulations may be made under section 402(1)(xg) prescribing information requirements for a building product.

  2. The information requirements for a building product may specify—

  3. what information must be disclosed in relation to the building product; and
    1. who must disclose the information and to whom; and
      1. when the information must be disclosed.

        1. Without limiting subsection (2)(a), the information to be disclosed may include information relating to—

        2. the building product:
          1. the manufacturer, supplier, or other person connected with the supply of the building product:
            1. the installation, use, maintenance, or disposal of the building product:
              1. any warnings, bans, or other restrictions in force in relation to the building product.

                1. The information requirements for a building product may also specify any of the following:

                2. the form and manner in which information must be disclosed:
                  1. how information must be obtained or verified before it is disclosed:
                    1. requirements for reviewing and updating information:
                      1. requirements for retaining copies of, or keeping records about, information:
                        1. any other requirements that are necessary or desirable to administer and enforce compliance with the information requirements.

                          1. Regulations prescribing information requirements for building products—

                          2. may prescribe requirements for a particular building product or a class or classes of building products:
                            1. may prescribe different requirements for different building products or classes of building products:
                              1. may prescribe different requirements for different manufacturers, suppliers, or other persons, or classes of such persons:
                                1. may otherwise make different provision for different cases on any differential basis.

                                  Notes
                                  • Section 362VA: inserted, on , by section 84 of the Building (Building Products and Methods, Modular Components, and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2021 (2021 No 21).