Section 200 — Building Act 2004: Complaints about building consent authorities

200 Complaints about building consent authorities (1) The chief executive may receive complaints alleging that a building consent authority— (a) has failed, or is failing, without good reason to properly perform any of the authority's functions under this Part or Part 2 : (b) has been, or is, negligent in performing those functions. (2) As soon as practicable after receiving a complaint, the chief executive must— (a) inform the building consent authority concerned of the complaint; and (b) decide whether to accept or decline the complaint. (3) The chief executive must, immediately after making a decision under subsection (2) ,— (a) give written notice of the decision to the person who made the complaint and the building consent authority concerned; and (b) if the chief executive decides to accept the complaint, proceed to investigate the complaint. (4) The chief executive may decline to accept, and is not required to investigate, a complaint that he or she considers vexatious or frivolous. The heading to section 200 was amended, as from 14 April 2005, by section 16(2)(i) Building Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 31) by substituting the words “ building consent authorities ” for the words “ registered persons ” . Subsection (1) was amended, as from 14 April 2005, by section 16(2)(g) Building Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 31) by substituting the words “ building consent authority ” for the words “ registered person ” . Subsection (1)(a) was amended, as from 14 April 2005, by section 16(2)(j) Building Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 31) by substituting the word “ authority's ” for the word “ person's ” . Subsection (2)(a) was amended, as from 14 April 2005, by section 16(2)(g) Building Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 31) by substituting the words “ building consent authority ” for the words “ registered person ” . Subsection (3)(a) was amended, as from 14 April 2005, by section 16(2)(g) Building Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 31) by substituting the words “ building consent authority ” for the words “ registered person ” .