Section 201 — Building Act 2004: Chief executive may conduct investigation on own initiative

201 Chief executive may conduct investigation on own initiative (1) If the chief executive considers that there are reasonable grounds for believing that any of the matters specified in section 200(1) applies, the chief executive may decide to investigate the matter— (a) on his or her own initiative; and (b) without a complaint under section 200 being made. (2) The chief executive must, immediately after making a decision under subsection (1) ,— (a) give written notice of the decision to the building consent authority concerned; and (b) proceed to investigate the matter. (3) To avoid doubt, this section does not affect the chief executive's power to conduct a review of a territorial authority or regional authority under section 276 . 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 ” .