Purpose and objectives of the BCA accreditation scheme

Purpose

The purpose of the building consent authority accreditation scheme is to set out the minimum policies, procedures and systems that a building consent authority must have, and consistently and effectively implement, to perform its building control functions.

Objectives

The objectives of the building consent authority scheme are that:

1. all building consent authorities have:

• appropriate, documented and implemented policies, procedures and systems
• appropriate, documented and implemented effective quality assurance systems
• sufficient skills and resources to undertake their statutory functions
• employees and contractors with appropriate building control competencies and qualifications.

2. it supports:

• territorial and regional authorities to transfer their consenting functions where they wish
• building consent authorities to enter into outsourcing arrangements with other building consent authorities
• building consent authorities to align nationally, across a region or a policy, procedure or system.