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BCA Updates

Building consent authority accreditation and registration scheme update is a newsletter offered by the Department.

August 2008

What sort of publication it is: Newsletter
Who it's for: Building officials, regional authorities and territorial local authorities
What it contains: Updates you on the progress of one of a number of work programmes the Department of Building and Housing is undertaking to implement the Building Act 2004 (the Act).

It focuses on the following:

  • Building consent authority registrations
  • reforms to the Building Act 2004
  • building infringement scheme guidelines
  • variations and amendments to building consents

How much it costs: Free
How to get it:  


May 2008

What sort of publication it is: Newsletter
Who it's for: Building officials, regional authorities and territorial local authorities
What it contains: Updates you on the progress of one of a number of work programmes the Department of Building and Housing is undertaking to implement the Building Act 2004 (the Act).

It focuses on the following.

  • accreditation progress
  • further accreditation guidance
  • Building Amendment Act 2008 changes
  • extension of the statutory timeframe for accreditation and registration

How much it costs: Free
How to get it:  


March 2008

What sort of publication it is: Newsletter
Who it's for: Building officials, regional authorities and territorial local authorities
What it contains: Updates you on the progress of one of a number of work programmes the Department of Building and Housing is undertaking to implement the Building Act 2004 (the Act).

It focuses on the following.

  • building consent authority accreditation fees
  • the building consent authority government assistance package and its current activity
  • the building consent authority registration scheme.

How much it costs: Free
How to get it


December 2007

What sort of publication it is: Newsletter
Who it's for: Building officials, regional authorities and territorial local authorities
What it contains: Updates you on the progress of one of a number of work programmes the Department of Building and Housing is undertaking to implement the Building Act 2004 (the Act).

It focuses on the following.

  • building consent authority accreditation fees
  • the building consent authority government assistance package and its current activity
  • the building consent authority registration scheme.

How much it costs: Free
How to get it:


October 2007

What sort of publication it is: Newsletter
Who it's for: Building officials, regional authorities and territorial local authorities
What it contains: Updates you on the progress of one of a number of work programmes the Department of Building and Housing is undertaking to implement the Building Act 2004 (the Act).

It focuses on the following.

  • building consent authority accreditation fees
  • the building consent authority government assistance package and its current activity
  • the building consent authority registration scheme.

How much it costs: Free
How to get it:


August 2007

What sort of publication it is: Newsletter
Who it's for: Building officials, regional authorities and territorial local authorities
What it contains: Updates you on the progress of one of a number of work programmes the Department of Building and Housing is undertaking to implement the Building Act 2004 (the Act).

It focuses on the following.

  • building consent authority accreditation fees
  • the building consent authority government assistance package and its current activity
  • the building consent authority registration scheme.

How much it costs: Free
How to get it:


June 2007

What sort of publication it is: Newsletter
Who it's for: Building officials, regional authorities and territorial local authorities
What it contains: Updates you on the progress of one of a number of work programmes the Department of Building and Housing is undertaking to implement the Building Act 2004 (the Act).

It focuses on the following.

  • building consent authority accreditation fees
  • the building consent authority government assistance package and its current activity
  • the building consent authority registration scheme.

How much it costs: Free
How to get it:


April 2007

What sort of publication it is: Newsletter
Who it's for: Building officials, regional authorities and territorial local authorities
What it contains: Updates you on the progress of one of a number of work programmes the Department of Building and Housing is undertaking to implement the Building Act 2004 (the Act).

It focuses on the following.

  • the building consent authority accreditation pilot programme undertaken in January and February 2007
  • building consent authority accreditation fees
  • the building consent authority government assistance package and its current activity
  • the building consent authority registration scheme.

How much it costs: Free
How to get it


February 2007

What sort of publication it is: Newsletter
Who it's for: Building officials, regional authorities and territorial local authorities
What it contains: Updates you on the progress of one of a number of work programmes the Department of Building and Housing is undertaking to implement the Building Act 2004 (the Act).

It focuses on the following.

  • The Building (Accreditation of Building Consent
    Authorities) Regulations 2006
  • The Building Consent Authority Accreditation
    Preparation and Self-assessment Guide
    »
  • A survey on preparations by building consent
    authority cluster groups
  • The building consent authority piloting scheme
  • The building consent authority registration
    scheme and criteria for defining ‘adequate means’
  • The building consent authority fees and
    government assistance package

How much it costs: Free
How to get it: