17General powers of Director of Building Control

### 17 General powers of Director of Building Control > > (1)  The Director of Building Control has the power to do all things necessary or convenient to be done for or in connection with, or incidental to, the performance of his or her functions. > > > (2)  For the purposes of this Act and without limiting [subsection (1)](#GS17@Gs1@EN) , the Director of Building Control may – > > > > > > (a) enter any building, temporary structure or premises where building work, plumbing work or demolition work is being, is to be or has been, performed; and > > > > > > > (b) enter any premises if necessary to perform any function or exercise any power under this Act; and > > > > > > > (c) enter premises where business relating to building, plumbing or demolition is being performed or on which it is believed on reasonable grounds that documents relating to building, plumbing or demolition are kept; and > > > > > > > (d) take photographs, films and video recordings in any premises lawfully entered in the performance of his or her functions under this Act or any other Act; and > > > > > > > (e) require records or documents relating to a building, temporary structure, premises, building work, plumbing work or demolition work to be provided to the Director of Building Control; and > > > > > > > (f) require records required to be kept under this Act to be provided to the Director of Building Control; and > > > > > > > (g) search for, inspect, or require explanation in respect of, any record required to be kept, or provided, under this Act; and > > > > > > > (h) either – > > > > > > > > > > (i) take notes, copies and extracts of or from any record or document provided or made available under this section; or > > > > > > > > > > > (ii) remove, and retain in the possession of the Director of Building Control, any record or document provided or made available under this section. > > > (3)  If a record or document is retained by the Director of Building Control under [subsection (2)(h)(ii)](#GS17@Gs2@Hph@Hqii@EN) , the Director – > > > > > > (a) may make copies of the record or document; and > > > > > > > (b) must return the record or document as soon as practicable after the record or document is no longer required by the Director.