IANZ appointed as the building consent authority accreditation body
The Department of Building and Housing has announced the appointment of International Accreditation New Zealand (IANZ) as the building consent authority accreditation body for the new building consent authority accreditation scheme. This appointment has been made under section 248(1)(a) of the Building Act 2004.
IANZ will be responsible for carrying out accreditation assessments of those organisations wanting to undertake building consent and inspection functions under the Building Act 2004. Such organisations are called building consent authorities (or BCAs). For the most part, they include territorial authorities that do the majority of this work. In future, they will also include regional authorities that will consent and inspect dams. The Act also allows private organisations 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. The Department should still be first point of contact about the BCA scheme and the appointment of IANZ to this role.
For more information please contact:
Malcolm MacMillan
Manager Performance Monitoring and Review
Regulatory Compliance Business UnitDepartment of Building and Housing
(04) 470 1042
malcolm.macmillan@dbh.govt.nz
Andrew Minturn
Adviser, BCA Accreditation and Registration
Regulatory Compliance Business UnitDepartment of Building and Housing
(04) 470 1024
andrew.minturn@dbh.govt.nz