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Building Act 2004
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43 Stages of building work
(1) A regulation may prescribe—
(a) stages of building work; and
(b) exceptions to allow building work to proceed beyond a stage
without a stage inspection; and
(c) conditions for building work to proceed beyond a stage without
a stage inspection.
Note Power to make a statutory instrument (including a regulation) includes
power to make different provision in relation to different matters or
different classes of matters, and to make an instrument that applies
differently by reference to stated exceptions or factors (see Legislation
Act, s 48).
(2) A building licensee in charge of building work must give the certifier
a required written notice when building work reaches a stage of
(3) A building licensee commits an offence if—
(c) the licensee—
(i) does building work beyond the stage; and
(ii) fails to give the certifier the required written notice before
the building work beyond the stage was started.
required written notice means a notice that—
(a) is dated on the day it is given; and
(b) states the stage of building work that has been reached; and
(c) includes a statement that—
(i) the building work done for the stage was carried out in
accordance with approved plans; and
(ii) if the building work involved handling asbestos or
disturbing friable asbestos—the approved plans comply
with this Act in relation to the asbestos.
Note The licensee may give the notice electronically (see Electronic
Transactions Act 2001, s 8).