Cost-effective quality: next generation building control in New Zealand — Building Act Review discussion document February 2010
About this document
Purpose
This discussion document is the next step in the review of the Building Act being conducted by the Department of Building and Housing. The purpose of this document is to seek your feedback on proposed measures to update the building control system.
As part of the consultation process, we are seeking your feedback in four areas:
- Part 1: Clarifying the purpose and principles of the Building Act 2004 and the requirements of the Building Code
- Part 2: Moving to a more balanced approach to building regulatory control
- Part 3: Building consumer confidence
- Part 4: The impacts of improving building control in New Zealand.
How to have your say
There are questions in each part of this document that may help you formulate your feedback. You are also welcome to make other comments. The questions are listed in a feedback form at the end of this document. You don’t have to use the feedback form, or comment on all the questions, but please make sure it’s clear which part of the document you are commenting on.
Submissions close at 5pm Friday 23 April 2010
You can give us feedback in several ways.
- Online
Provide your comments online through the consultation section on our website
- Email
Send your comments to us at buildingactreview@dbh.govt.nz
- Fax
Put ‘Building Act Review’ in the subject line and fax to (04) 494 0290
- Post or courier
Building Act Review Team Department of Building and Housing Level 6, 86 Customhouse Quay PO Box 10-729 Wellington 6143
Further enquiries
Use the addresses above to contact us for any further information you require.
What happens with your feedback?
We will consider all submissions we receive as final proposals are developed for Government consideration.
A summary of submissions will be made public at the time the Government announces its decisions.
All written responses will be public information. Responses may be the subject of requests under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA). The OIA specifies that information is to be made available to requesters unless there are sufficient grounds for withholding it. While we will take into account any specific request you make for us to keep information confidential, we cannot guarantee that information you provide us with will not be made public. Any decision to withhold information requested under the OIA is reviewable by the Ombudsman.