Section 219 — Building Act 2004: Territorial authority may impose fee or charge and must collect levy

219 Territorial authority may impose fee or charge and must collect levy (1) A territorial authority— (a) may impose a fee or charge— (i) in relation to a building consent; and (ii) for the performance of any other function or service under this Act; and (b) must collect the levy which an applicant is liable to pay to the chief executive under section 53 . (2) If a fee, charge, or levy is payable to a territorial authority for the performance of a function or service under this Act, the territorial authority may refuse to perform the function or service, unless the fee, charge, or levy is paid.