Section 240 — Building Act 2004: Building consent authority may impose fee or charge and must collect levy

240 Building consent authority may impose fee or charge and must collect levy (1) A building consent authority— (a) may impose a fee or charge payable by a member of the public— (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 for 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 building consent authority for the performance of a function or service under this Act, the building consent authority may refuse to perform the function or service, unless the fee, charge, or levy is paid. (3) A failure by a person to pay a fee, charge, or levy does not affect the duty of a building consent authority under section 238 to provide copies of certain information to the territorial authority.