Section 181 — Building Act 2004: Chief executive may make determination on own initiative

181 Chief executive may make determination on own initiative (1) The chief executive may, if he or she considers it necessary for achieving the purposes of this Act, direct that he or she will make a determination on a matter referred to in section 177 — (a) on his or her own initiative; and (b) without an application for a determination being made under that section. (2) The chief executive— (a) may give a direction under subsection (1) either before or after a decision or a power that relates to the matter is made or, as the case may be, is exercised by any person referred to in section 177 ; and (b) must,— (i) in a case where a direction is given after the decision is made, or the power is exercised, confirm, reverse, or modify the decision or the exercise of the power in his or her determination; or (ii) in a case where a direction is given before the decision is made, or the power is exercised, determine the matter in his or her determination. (3) The chief executive must, as soon as practicable after giving a direction under subsection (1) ,— (a) send a copy of the direction to every party in relation to the matter to which it relates; and (b) publicly notify the direction.