Section 12 — Building Act 2004: Role of building consent authority and territorial authority

12 Role of building consent authority and territorial authority (1) Under this Act, a building consent authority— (a) issues building consents, but not if a building consent is required to be subject to a waiver or modification of the building code; and (b) inspects building work for which it has granted a building consent; and (c) issues notices to fix; and (d) issues code compliance certificates; and (e) issues compliance schedules. (2) Under this Act, a territorial authority— (a) performs the functions of a building consent authority set out in subsection (1)(a) (including the issue of building consents subject to a waiver or modification of the building code) if— (i) the territorial authority is also a building consent authority; and (ii) an owner applies to the territorial authority for a building consent; and (b) issues project information memoranda; and (c) grants exemptions under Schedule 1 ; and (d) grants waivers and modifications of the building code; and (e) issues certificates of acceptance; and (f) issues and amends compliance schedules; and (g) administers annual building warrants of fitness; and (h) enforces the provisions relating to annual building warrants of fitness; and (i) decides the extent to which buildings must comply with the building code when— (i) they are altered; or (ii) their use is changed; or (iii) their specified intended life changes; and (j) performs functions relating to dangerous, earthquake prone, or insanitary buildings; and (k) carries out any other functions and duties specified in this Act; and (l) carries out any functions that are incidental and related to, or consequential upon, the functions set out in paragraphs (a) to (k) .