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Part 4: Additional information

Legislation administered by the Department

The Department administers the following legislation and regulations.

Building Act 2004

  • Building Regulations 1992
  • Building (Forms) Regulations 2004
  • Building (Fee for Determinations) Regulations 2005
  • Building Levy Order 2005
  • Building (Specified Systems, Change the Use, and Earthquake-Prone Buildings) Regulations 2005
  • Building (Accreditation of Building Consent Authorities) Regulations 2006
  • Building (Consent Authority Accreditation Fees) Regulations 2007
  • Building (Registration of Building Consent Authorities) Regulations 2007
  • Building (Designation of Building Work Licence Classes) Order 2007
  • Building (Design Work Declared to be Building Work) Order 2007
  • Building (Infringement Offences, Fees, and Forms) Regulations 2007
  • Building Practitioners (Licensing Fees and Levy) Regulations 2007
  • Building Practitioners (Register of Licensed Building Practitioners) Regulations 2008
  • Licensed Building Practitioners Rules 2007 [deemed]
  • Building Practitioners (Complaints and Disciplinary Procedures) Regulations 2008
  • Building (Product Certification) Regulations 2008
  • Building (Schedule 1) Order 2008
  • Building (Dam Safety) Regulations 2008

Chartered Professional Engineers of New Zealand Act 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 (Disputes Panel) Regulations 2006
  • Retirement Villages (General) Regulations 2006
  • Retirement Villages (Fees) Regulations 2006
  • Retirement Villages (Crossdale Courts) Order 2008
  • Retirement Villages Code of Practice 2008 (deemed)

Weathertight Homes Resolution Resolution Services Act 2006

  • Weathertight Homes Resolution Services (Lower-value Ceiling) Regulations 2002
  • Weathertight Homes Resolution Services (Fee) Regulations 2007