Building (Accreditation of Building Consent Authorities) Regulations 2006

10 Establishing and assessing competence of employees

(1)

A building consent authority must have a system for establishing the competence of a person who applies to it for employment as an employee performing building control functions.

(2)

A building consent authority must have a system for assessing annually (or more frequently) the competence of its employees performing building control functions.

(3)

The competence assessment system must cover the following:

(a)

employees’ understanding of the philosophy and principles of building design and construction; and

(b)

employees’ understanding and knowledge of building products and methods; and

(c)

employees’ knowledge and skill in applying the Act, the building code, and any other applicable regulations under the Act; and

(d)

employees’ ability to—

(i)

process applications for building consents; and

(ii)

inspect building work; and

(iii)

certify building work; and

(e)

employees’ ability to communicate with internal and external persons; and

(f)

employees’ ability to comply with the building consent authority’s policies, procedures, and systems.

Regulation 10(2): amended, on 1 July 2017, by regulation 10 of the Building (Accreditation of Building Consent Authorities) Amendment Regulations 2017 (LI 2017/14).

Regulation 10(2): amended, on 30 November 2013, by regulation 6 of the Building (Accreditation of Building Consent Authorities) Amendment Regulations 2013 (SR 2013/456).