New Zealand Legislation: Acts

11 Role of chief executive

• Under this Act, the chief executive—

  • (a) issues compliance documents and reviews those documents; and

  • (b) warns against, or bans the use of, particular building methods or products; and

  • (ba) determines applications for national multiple-use approvals; and

  • (c) specifies the kinds of applications for a building consent that must be copied to the New Zealand Fire Service Commission under section 46; and

  • (d) monitors and reports annually to the Minister in accordance with section 169; and

  • (e) publishes guidance information on the requirements of this Act and the building code; and

  • (f) registers building consent authorities that have been accredited to allow them to perform functions under Parts 2 and 3; and

  • (g) makes determinations under subpart 1 of Part 3; and

  • (h) reviews the operation of territorial authorities, regional authorities, and building consent authorities in relation to their functions under this Act; and

  • (i) grants and revokes accreditation of building consent authorities or appoints a building consent accreditation body to do so; and

  • (j) grants and revokes accreditation of dam owners or appoints a dam owner accreditation body to do so; and

  • (k) appoints a product certification accreditation body under section 261; and

  • (l) disseminates information and provides educational programmes on matters relating to building control; and

  • (m) takes enforcement action (including taking proceedings for offences under this Act) if the chief executive considers that it is desirable to do so—

    • (i) to establish or clarify any matter of principle relating to building or the interpretation of this Act; or

    • (ii) in cases where 1 or more territorial authorities are unwilling or unable to take enforcement action; and

  • (n) establishes and maintains the registers referred to in section 273; and

  • (o) appoints the Registrar under section 310; and

  • (p) prepares proposed rules under section 354; and

  • (q) carries out any other functions and duties specified in this Act; and

  • (r) carries out any functions that are incidental and related to, or consequential upon, the functions set out in paragraphs (a) to (q).

  Compare: 1991 No 150 s 12(1)

  Section 11(ba): inserted, on 1 February 2010, by section 6 of the Building Amendment Act 2009 (2009 No 25).

  Section 11(f): amended, on 14 April 2005, by section 16(2)(a) of the Building Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 31).

  Section 11(h): amended, on 14 April 2005, by section 3(4) of the Building Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 31).