2016-10-11 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

                                                                   Delegation No: 2016-20




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 Regulations 2006



Delegated Power:

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

DESCRIPTION OF POWER DELEGATED                                                           LEGISLATION
Power, under IDAS to receive, assess and decide a building development                   Section 51(2)(a)
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
Sustainable Planning Act.
Power, as assessment manager, in relation to undecided building development              Section 55
applications and lapsed building development approvals, to resume or start an
application for building development approval at any stage of IDAS considered
appropriate.
Power, as the holder of a registered easement or statutory covenant, to consent          Section 65
to building work.
Power to decide an application to extend the period mentioned in subsection              Section 71
71(3), to consult with an entity in deciding the application and to give notice of the
decision.
Power to give a private certifier a document acknowledging receipt of the fee            Section 87
mentioned in subsection 86(1)(c).
Power to take the action it considers necessary to complete the building work            Section 92(2)
where the building development approval lapses and the building work is other
than demolition.

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