Legislation administered by the Department
The Department administers the following legislation and regulations.
Building Act 2004
- Building Regulations 1992
- Building (Forms) Regulations 2004
- Building (Specified Systems, Change the Use, and Earthquake-prone Buildings) Regulations 2005
- Building (Fee for Determinations) Regulations 2005
- Building Levy Order 2005
- Building (Accreditation of Building Consent Authorities) Regulations 2006
- Building (Infringement Offences, Fees, and Forms) Regulations 2007
- Building (Consent Authority Accreditation Fees) Regulations 2007
- Building (Designation of Building Work Licence Classes) Order 2007
- Building (Design Work Declared to be Building Work) Order 2007
- Building (Registration of Building Consent Authorities) 2007
- Building Practitioners (Licensing Fees and Levy) Regulations 2007
- Building (Dam Safety) Regulations 2008
- Building Practitioners (Register of Licensed Building Practitioners) Regulations 2008
- Chartered Professional Engineers of New Zealand Act 2002
- Chartered Professional Engineers of New Zealand Rules 2002
- Chartered Professional Engineers of New Zealand Rules (No. 2) 2002
- Chartered Professional Engineers of New Zealand (Appeals) Regulations 2002
- Chartered Professional Engineers of New Zealand Levy Regulations 2004
Construction Contracts Act 2002
- Construction Contracts Regulations 2003
Electricity Act 1992 (provisions relating to registration of electrical workers only)
- Electricity Regulations 1997
Engineering Associates Act 1961
- Engineering Associates Fees Regulations 2002
Fencing of Swimming Pools Act 1987
Plumbers, Gasfitters, and Drainlayers Act 1976
- Plumbers, Gasfitters, and Drainlayers Regulations 1977
- Plumbers, Gasfitters, and Drainlayers Act 2006
Registered Architects Act 2005
- Registered Architects Rules 2006
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
- Residential Tenancies (Fees) Regulations 1998
- Residential Tenancies Regulations 1998
- Residential Tenancies Rules 1998
Retirement Villages Act 2003
- Retirement Villages (Crossdale Courts) Order 2008
- Retirement Villages (General) Regulations 2006
- Retirement Villages (Disputes Panel) Regulations 2006
- Retirement Villages (Fees) Regulations 2006
Weathertight Homes Resolution Services Act 2006
- Weathertight Homes Resolution Services (Fee) Regulations 2007
- Weathertight Homes Resolution Services (Lower-value Ceiling) Regulations 2007
A summary of each of the Acts administered by the Department follows.
Building Act 2004
The Building Act 2004 aims to improve the control of, and encourage better practices in, building design and construction. It regulates constructing, altering, demolishing and maintaining new and existing buildings throughout New Zealand. It sets requirements and provides procedures for people involved in building work to ensure buildings are built properly first time.
Chartered Professional Engineers of New Zealand Act 2002
The Chartered Professional Engineers of New Zealand Act 2002 establishes a registration system for Chartered Professional Engineers in New Zealand. It requires a professional body to carry out the functions relating to the registration system, the code of ethics, and the complaints and disciplinary process, and establishes the Chartered Professional Engineers Council and Registration Authority to oversee aspects of those functions.
Construction Contracts Act 2002
The Construction Contracts Act 2002 reforms the law relating to construction contracts and in particular facilitates regular and timely payments between the parties to a construction contract, provides for the speedy resolution of disputes arising under a construction contract and provides remedies for the recovery of payments under a construction contract.
Electricity Act 1992
The Department is responsible for administering the provisions in the Electricity Act 1992 that establish a registration system for electrical workers. It provides for a complaints and disciplinary process and establishes the Electrical Workers Registration Board and Complaints Assessment Committee to oversee these functions.
Engineering Associates Act 1961
The Engineering Associates Act 1961 provides for the registration and control of certain persons associated with or employed in engineering work, and for the encouragement of better qualification in that work. The Act establishes the Engineering Associates Registration Board and Investigation Committee to oversee these functions.
Fencing of Swimming Pools Act 1987
The Fencing of Swimming Pools Act 1987 promotes the safety of young children by requiring the fencing of certain swimming pools.
Registered Architects Act 2005
The Registered Architects Act 2005 establishes a registration system for registered architects under which persons who wish to be registered architects must meet minimum standards. It provides for a code of ethics and a complaints and disciplinary process to apply to registered architects and establishes a statutory body to carry out these functions.
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
The Residential Tenancies Act 1986 defines the rights and obligations of landlords and tenants of residential properties. It establishes the Tenancy Tribunal for the purpose of expeditiously determining disputes arising between landlords and tenants, and also establishes a fund in which bonds payable by tenants are held.
Retirement Villages Act 2003
The Retirement Villages Act 2003 aims to protect the interests of residents and intending residents of retirement villages. It also seeks to enable the development of retirement villages under a legal framework readily understandable by residents, intending residents and operators.
Weathertight Homes Resolution Services Act 2006
The Weathertight Homes Resolution Services Act 2006 provides owners of dwelling houses that are leaky buildings with access to speedy, flexible, and cost-effective procedures for assessment and resolution of claims relating to those buildings.