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Updated information on private building consent authority registration

MBIE has recently updated the information available on how a private entity can demonstrate they meet the requirements to become a building consent authority (BCA).

Regulation 16 – Filing applications for building consents

Building consent authorities must comply with the record keeping requirements of the Building Act 2004 and other relevant legislation.

2018/017: Compliance of an indoor swimming pool without a barrier

Note (added 11/08/2022): Please note that this determination incorrectly refers to section 450A of the Building Act 2004 as a compliance pathway for the pool barrier in this determination. The acceptable solution provided for in section 450A was revoked by way of Gazette notice on 27 April 2017. As the determination does not conclude that the pool barrier was compliant via the acceptable solution in section 450A, the outcome of the determination is not affected.

This determination considers the compliance of a pool that is wholly enclosed within a dwelling but that doesn’t have a physical barrier to restrict access by unsupervised children. The determination discussions the exemption from the requirement to have a barrier that was granted under the Fencing...

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Liability changes and BCA reform announced

The Government is changing building and construction liability settings and making it easier for Building Consent Authorities (BCAs) to voluntarily consolidate their functions.

Waivers and modifications of the Building Code

Guidance for TAs when granting building consents subject to waivers and modifications of the Building Code.

2019/013: Regarding the refusal to issue a code compliance certificate for the relocation of and 18-year-old alterations to a house

This determination considers the compliance of consented work for the relocation of an existing building onto a new site and alterations to the building.  The authority refused to issue the code compliance certificate for the work because of concerns over the performance of a membrane roof to a new extension built as part of the relocation consent. 

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2018/051: Refusal to issue a code compliance certificate for a 9-year-old house with mixed claddings

This determination considers the compliance of a consented building where there was delay in completing the consented work.  The determination considers the authority’s reasons for declining to issue the code compliance certificate for the work; the authority’s reasons were principally concerned with the building’s compliance with Building Code Clause E2 — External moisture.

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This information is published by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s Chief Executive. It is a general guide only and, if used, does not relieve any person of the obligation to consider any matter to which the information relates according to the circumstances of the particular case. Expert advice may be required in specific circumstances. Where this information relates to assisting people: