30AHigh risk building products

30A High risk building products

[Regulation 30A Inserted by S.R. 2017, No. 104, Applied:27 Dec 2017]

(1)  A person must not use a high risk building product as part of building work unless the product is accredited for that use under section 18 of the Act.

Penalty:  In the case of –

(a) a natural person, a fine not exceeding 75 penalty units; or

(b) a body corporate, a fine not exceeding 150 penalty units.

(2)  For the avoidance of doubt, a high risk building product is not accredited for the purposes of subregulation (1) solely on the basis that the product complies with –

(a) the assessment methods specified for the product in Part A0.5 of the National Construction Code; or

(b) the performance requirements, or deemed-to-satisfy provisions, of the National Construction Code in respect of product.