Building officials
Building officials have a key role to play in ensuring Aotearoa New Zealand’s regulatory building control system works effectively.
The Building Act 2004 aims to provide more certainty around the consenting and inspection of building work by setting out a registration and accreditation scheme and technical reviews.
The Building Act creates three clearly defined operational roles for building consent authorities (BCA), territorial authorities and regional authorities.
Territorial authorities also have key responsibilities for managing earthquake-prone buildings.
Managing earthquake-prone buildings has more information.
Helps building officials and building practitioners search for and find the resources they need to carry out their roles and comply with the New Zealand Building Code.
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