Version as at 14 October 2021
(LI 2019/218)
Patsy Reddy, Governor-General
At Wellington this 16th day of September 2019
Present:Her Excellency the Governor-General in Council
Changes authorised by subpart 2 of Part 2 of the Legislation Act 2012 have been made in this official reprint.
Note 4 at the end of this reprint provides a list of the amendments incorporated.
These regulations are administered by the Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment.
These regulations are made under sections 402(1) and 405 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.
These regulations are the Building (Product Certification) Amendment Regulations 2019.
(1)
The following regulations come into force on 1 November 2020:
regulation 8:
regulation 10(2).
(2)
The following regulations come into force on 1 November 2022:
regulation 9:
regulation 10(3).
(3)
The rest of these regulations come into force on 1 November 2019.
Regulation 2(2): amended, on 14 October 2021, by regulation 4 of the Building (Product Certification) Amendment Regulations 2021 (LI 2021/253).
These regulations amend the Building (Product Certification) Regulations 2008 (the principal regulations).
In regulation 3, insert in its appropriate alphabetical order:
accredited conformity assessment body means a certifying body that is accredited to ISO/IEC 17021–1:2015 (Conformity assessment—Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of management systems—Part 1: Requirements)—
by the Joint Accreditation System of Australia and New Zealand; or
by an equivalent overseas accreditation body that is recognised by the Joint Accreditation System of Australia and New Zealand in relation to ISO/IEC 17021–1:2015 under a mutual recognition agreement
After regulation 3, insert:
The transitional, savings, and related provisions set out in Schedule 1AA have effect according to their terms.
Replace regulation 5 with:
A product certification body must comply with all relevant requirements under ISO/IEC 17065:2012 (Conformity assessment—Requirements for bodies certifying products, processes and services).
However,—
a product certification body that complies with regulation 7A need not comply with the requirements under clause 8 of ISO/IEC 17065:2012 (management system requirement); and
a product certification body that complies with regulation 7B need not comply with—
the requirements under clause 6.2.1 of ISO/IEC 17065:2012 (internal resources); and
the requirements under clause 6.2.2.1 of ISO/IEC 17065:2012 (external resources (outsourcing)).
In regulation 7(4), replace “clause 4.9.1 of ISO/IEC Guide 65:1996 (E): General requirements for bodies operating product certification systems” with “clause 7.12 (records) of ISO/IEC 17065:2012 (Conformity assessment—Requirements for bodies certifying products, processes and services)”.
“clause 4.9.1 of ISO/IEC Guide 65:1996 (E): General requirements for bodies operating product certification systems”
“clause 7.12 (records) of ISO/IEC 17065:2012 (Conformity assessment—Requirements for bodies certifying products, processes and services)”
After regulation 7, insert:
A product certification body that is not an accredited conformity assessment body must have a quality management system that has been certified as meeting ISO 9001:2015 (Quality management systems—Requirements) by an accredited conformity assessment body.
After regulation 7A (as inserted by regulation 8 of these regulations), insert:
A product certification body must ensure that the body does not accept test reports from a testing laboratory in respect of a building method or product, and does not test building methods or products at a testing laboratory, unless—
the testing laboratory complies with the provisions of ISO/IEC 17025:2017 (General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories) that are relevant to that building method or product; and
the testing laboratory is an accredited laboratory in relation to those tests; and
the testing of the building method or product is within the scope of that accreditation of that testing laboratory.
In this regulation, accredited laboratory, in relation to a test, means—
a testing laboratory that is accredited for the relevant test by the Accreditation Council (as that term is defined in section 4(1) of the Standards and Accreditation Act 2015) operating as International Accreditation New Zealand; or
an equivalent overseas laboratory that is accredited for the relevant test by an overseas accreditation body recognised by International Accreditation New Zealand under a mutual recognition agreement.
Replace regulation 10(a) with:
must comply with—
clause B2 (Durability) of the Building Code; and
the provisions of clauses F1 to F9 of the Building Code that are relevant to the intended use of the building method or product; and
all other provisions of the Building Code that are relevant to the intended use; and
must have been certified by a product certification body that—
complies with regulation 5 in relation to the certification; and
After regulation 10(ab)(i) (as inserted by subclause (1)), insert:
complies with regulation 7A; and
After regulation 10(ab)(ii) (as inserted by subclause (2)), insert:
has complied with regulation 7B in relation to the testing of the building method or product; and
In regulation 11(2)(c), replace “ISO 10005, Second Edition 2005-06-01: Quality management systems—Guidelines for quality plans” with “ISO 10005:2018 (Quality management—Guidelines for quality plans)”.
“ISO 10005, Second Edition 2005-06-01: Quality management systems—Guidelines for quality plans”
“ISO 10005:2018 (Quality management—Guidelines for quality plans)”
Replace regulation 14 with:
The body of each product certificate must contain all the information referred to in items 1 to 8 of Schedule 2 that is—
applicable; and
not too lengthy, detailed, specific, technical, or complex to be included in the body.
The body must—
be headed “Key information” and contain sections in the same order, and using the same headings, as items 1 to 8 of Schedule 2; and
be written in plain English; and
contain the date of issue of the certificate.
The Schedule of the product certificate must contain—
any information referred to in items 1 to 8 of Schedule 2 that is applicable and that is not included in the body; and
all the supporting information referred to in items 9 to 14 of Schedule 2 that is applicable; and
any other information that is needed to ensure that the certificate provides a good overview of the building method or product and of any conditions or limitations of use.
(4)
The Schedule must be headed “Schedule: Information that supports key information” and contain sections in the same order, and using the same headings, as items 9 to 14 of Schedule 2.
(5)
The sections of the product certificate must be numbered sequentially.
(6)
On request, a product certification body must make information and documents referred to in item 13 of Schedule 2 readily available to the chief executive or product certification accreditation body.
In regulation 15, replace “regulation 14(1)(e)” with “item 14 of Schedule 2”.
“regulation 14(1)(e)”
“item 14 of Schedule 2”
Insert the Schedule 1AA set out in Schedule 1 of these regulations as the first schedule to appear after the last regulation of the principal regulations.
In the Schedule heading, replace “Schedule” with “Schedule 1”.
“Schedule”
“Schedule 1”
In regulation 9(1), replace “the Schedule” with “Schedule 1”.
“the Schedule”
After the Schedule (as renumbered by regulation 15(1)), insert the Schedule 2 set out in Schedule 2 of these regulations.
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Subclause (2) applies—
to a current product certificate that was issued under section 269 of the Act before 1 November 2019; and
until the date on which the product certification body must review the product certificate under section 270 of the Act.
The product certificate continues, until the start of the review, to have the same effect as if these regulations had not been amended by the Building (Product Certification) Amendment Regulations 2019.
However, the review must be conducted on the basis that these regulations were so amended.
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Certificate holder details:
legal name
trading name, or trading names, in New Zealand
address for service in New Zealand
email address and phone number in New Zealand
Internet site
Product certification body details:
Internet link to the publicly available information on the product certification body’s complaint process
Summary of description of building method or product, including—
the name or names of the building method or product in New Zealand (including the brand or brands used for marketing)
the building method or product’s catalogue or model identification number or numbers or other unique identifiers that might be used by specifiers or suppliers to identify the building method or product
in the case of a building method or product that is a tangible product, the product’s physical attributes
as required by section 269(2) of the Act, whether there are any matters that should be taken into account in the use or application of the building method or product, and if so, what those matters are
Summary of intended use of building method or product,—
as described in the building method or product’s manual and other instructional materials
clearly stating the function or purpose of the building method or product
Building Code provisions, listing the specific provisions of the Building Code with which the building method or product complies, and stating—
for each provision under a heading of “Performance”, how the building method or product complies with the provision
the building method or product’s specific contribution to compliance where used as part of a system
any qualifications on the extent of compliance with the provision (including where the building method or product must be used as part of a system)
Conditions and limitations of use, listing any conditions or limitations of conformity for each individual performance requirement the building method or product is compliant with, including the following:
requirements for the building method or product’s use to be in accordance with the installation instructions and requirements against which the building method or product was assessed
requirements for people with the qualifications and skills to install or use the building method or product
known or demonstrated situations where the building method or product should not be used
Health and safety information, including any health, safety, and well-being declarations associated with installation, maintenance, and use of the building method or product, and their specific editions and dates necessary to ensure the objective, functional, and performance requirements of clauses F1 to F9 of the Building Code can be met
Signatures of the following:
the product certification body’s authorised representative
the person or persons assigned by the product certification body to make the certification decision in accordance with clause 7.6.2 of ISO/IEC 17065:2012 (Conformity assessment—Requirements for bodies certifying products, processes and services)
the certificate holder’s authorised representative
Supporting information about description of building method or product, including any of the information referred to in item 3 that could not be easily summarised in the key information
Supporting information about intended use of building method or product, including any of the information referred to in item 4 that could not be easily summarised in the key information
Supporting information about conditions and limitations of use, including any of the information referred to in item 6 that could not be easily summarised in the key information
Basis for certification, including how the performance requirements in the Building Code were met
Supporting documentation for certification, including—
reference to any acceptable solutions, verification methods, New Zealand Standards, or other compliance pathways referenced against each individual performance requirement the building method or product is compliant with, and their specific version and date
reference to documents describing tests and evaluations, along with their full and correct title, specific version and date, and the outcome of the test or evaluation, as relevant to the building method or product’s certification
reference to any other documents relied on for certification, or used to prove compliance, including their full title, specific version, and date
Conditions relating to notification set out in regulation 15
Michael Webster,Clerk of the Executive Council.
Issued under the authority of the Legislation Act 2012.
Date of notification in Gazette: 19 September 2019.
This is a reprint of the Building (Product Certification) Amendment Regulations 2019 that incorporates all the amendments to those regulations as at the date of the last amendment to them.
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Building (Product Certification) Amendment Regulations 2021 (LI 2021/253)