2017-12-12 S&O Agenda - Attachment 1 to Item 7 - Updated Delegations of Authority

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DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY
TITLE:         BUILDING ACT
Delegation by the Council to:                                      Date:
Chief Executive Officer

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

Delegated Power:

1. To exercise powers of the Council pursuant to the Building Act 1975.

DESCRIPTION OF POWER DELEGATED                                                        LEGISLATION
Power, as an assessment manager, to determine whether a building development          Section 34A(2)
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 the        Section 41(1)
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, given      Section 54
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 apropriate.
Power, as the holder of a registered easement or statutory covenant, to consent       Section 65
to building work.




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