BC Update: No.41 - IANZ appointed as Building Consent Accreditation Body

10 August 2006: The Department of Building and Housing has appointed International Accreditation New Zealand (IANZ) as the Building Consent Accreditation Body for the new building consent authority (BCA) accreditation scheme to be implemented under the Building Act 2004.

This appointment has been made under section 248(1)(a) of the Act.

IANZ will be responsible for undertaking accreditation assessments of those organisations wanting to undertake building consent and inspection functions under the Building Act. Such organisations are called building consent authorities (or BCAs) and for the most part they include the current territorial authorities who undertake the majority of this work, and moving forward also regional authorities in respect of dams. The Building Act also allows private organisations to apply to become BCAs.

IANZ is recognised internationally as a leader in accreditation and quality assurance services.

Note: The Department of Building and Housing is still designing the BCA accreditation regulatory scheme, including what the accreditation assessment fees will be, and should still be first point of contact regarding the BCA scheme, or in regard to the appointment of IANZ to this role.

For more information please contact:

Malcolm MacMillan
Manager Performance Monitoring & Review
Regulatory Compliance Business Unit
Department of Building and Housing
DDI: (04) 4701042
Email: malcolm.macmillan@dbh.govt.nz  

or

Andrew Minturn
Adviser, BCA Accreditation & Registration
Regulatory Compliance Business Unit
Department of Building & Housing
DDI: (04) 4701024
Email: andrew.minturn@dbh.govt.nz

Further information about the BCA accreditation scheme is also available on the Department's website.

Further information about IANZ is available at www.ianz.govt.nz.