2022-02-08 - S&O Agenda - Item 1 - ATTACHMENT 2 - 2021 DELEGATIONS OF AUTHORITY ANNUAL REVIEW REPORT UPDATED

 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda, 8 February 2022, Attachment 2 to Item 1
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DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY
TITLE:         BUILDING
Delegation by the Council to:                                      Date:
Chief Executive Officer

Source of Authority:
Local Government Act 2009 Section 257
Building Act 1975
Building Regulation 2006



Delegated Power:

  1. To exercise powers of the Council as a delegated officer pursuant to the Building Act 1975.

DESCRIPTION OF POWER DELEGATED                                                            LEGISLATION

Power, as an assessment manager, to determine whether a building                          Section 34A(2)
development application complies with the building assessment provisions and
if it does, to approve the application.
Power, as an assessment manager, to consult with the chief executive about                Section 41(1)
the variation application.
Power, as a referral agency, to appoint or employ a building certifier to carry out       Section 46(5)
the assessment against the fire safety standard.
Power, under the Planning Act to receive, assess and decide a building                    Section 51(2)(a)
development application.
Power to appoint or employ a private certifier or another building certifier.             Section 51(2)(b)
Power to appoint or employ a building certifier where asked in writing by the             Section 51(3)
nominated owner and the building work has not been certified.
Power to issue a building development approval.                                           Section 52
Power, in carrying out functions under the Building Act, to accept and, without           Section 53(2)
checking, rely and act on a certificate or other document made by or given to
the building certifier.
Power to accept and, without further checking, rely and act on a document,                Section 54
given to Council by a private certifier for a building development application, for
the purpose of making it available for inspection or purchase as required by the
Planning Act.
Power, as assessment manager, in relation to undecided building development               Section 55
applications and lapsed building development approvals, to resume or start the
development assessment process under the Planning Act at any stage the
assessment manager considers appropriate.
Power, as the holder of a registered easement or statutory covenant, to consent           Section 65
to building work.


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