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Water Services Act 2021

Standards, enforcement, and other matters - Powers of compliance officers - Power to obtain information

117: Building Act 2004

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"Notifying council about building rule breaches under the Building Act 2004"

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You are a compliance officer checking buildings. If you think a building or sitework does not meet the rules of the Building Act 2004 or the building code, you must tell the territorial authority in writing. You must include details of what you think is wrong. The words "building", "building code", "sitework", and "territorial authority" have special meanings that are explained in section 7 of the Building Act 2004.

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Part 3Standards, enforcement, and other matters
Powers of compliance officers: Power to obtain information

117Building Act 2004

  1. If a compliance officer, in the course of performing functions or exercising powers under this Act, believes that any building or sitework that relates to the supply of drinking water does not comply with the Building Act 2004 or the building code, the officer must notify the appropriate territorial authority in writing and include details of the officer’s opinion.

  2. For the purposes of this section, building, building code, sitework, and territorial authority have the meanings given to them by section 7 of the Building Act 2004.

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