New Zealand Legislation: Acts

13 Role of regional authority

• Under this Act, a regional authority—

  • (a) performs the functions of a building consent authority set out in section 12 to the extent that those functions relate to dams (including the issue of building consents subject to a waiver or modification of the building code); and

  • (b) considers and approves dam classifications; and

  • (c) considers and approves dam safety assurance programmes; and

  • (d) administers the provisions of this Act relating to—

    • (i) dam classifications; and

    • (ii) dam safety assurance programmes; and

    • (iii) dam compliance certificates; and

  • (e) enforces the provisions of the building code and this Act and regulations that relate to dams; and

  • (f) adopts a policy on dangerous dams; and

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

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