Building (Infringement Offences, Fees, and Forms) Amendment Regulations 2017

2017/137

Coat of Arms of New Zealand

Building (Infringement Offences, Fees, and Forms) Amendment Regulations 2017

Patsy Reddy, Governor-General

Order in Council

At Wellington this 26th day of June 2017

Present:
Her Excellency the Governor-General in Council

These regulations are made under section 402(1)(y) and (z) of the Building Act 2004 on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council and on the recommendation of the Minister for Building and Construction.

Regulations

1 Title

These regulations are the Building (Infringement Offences, Fees, and Forms) Amendment Regulations 2017.

2 Commencement

These regulations come into force on 1 July 2017.

3 Principal regulations

These regulations amend the Building (Infringement Offences, Fees, and Forms) Regulations 2007 (the principal regulations).

4 Schedule 1 amended

(1)

In Schedule 1, item relating to section 124 of the Building Act 2004, delete “, earthquake-prone,”.

(2)

In Schedule 1, after the item relating to section 368 of the Building Act 2004, insert:

Earthquake-prone building offences
s 133AU(1)Failing to complete seismic work by deadline1,000
s 133AU(2)Failing to comply with requirement to attach EPB notice or EPB exemption notice1,000
s 133AU(3)Failing, when EPB notice or EPB exemption notice ceases to be attached or becomes illegible, to notify the territorial authority1,000
s 133AU(5)Using or occupying an earthquake-prone building, or permitting another person to do so, contrary to a territorial authority’s hoarding, fence, or notice2,000

Michael Webster,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Explanatory note

This note is not part of the regulations, but is intended to indicate their general effect.

These regulations, which come into force on 1 July 2017, insert 4 new infringement offences into the Building (Infringement Offences, Fees, and Forms) Regulations 2007 and specify the infringement fee for each new infringement offence. The new infringement offences relate to earthquake-prone buildings.

Regulatory impact statement

The Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment produced a regulatory impact statement on 3 March 2015 to help inform the decisions taken by the Government relating to the contents of this instrument.

A copy of this regulatory impact statement can be found at—

Issued under the authority of the Legislation Act 2012.

Date of notification in Gazette: 29 June 2017.

These regulations are administered by the Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment.