Section 322 — Building Act 2004: Board may hear evidence for disciplinary matters

322 Board may hear evidence for disciplinary matters (1) In relation to a disciplinary matter, the Board may— (a) receive as evidence any statement, document, information, or matter that in its opinion may assist it to deal effectively with the subject of the disciplinary matter, whether or not it would be admissible in a court of law: (b) receive evidence on oath (and for that purpose a member of the Board may administer an oath): (c) permit a person appearing as a witness before it to give evidence by tendering a written statement and verifying that statement by oath, statutory declaration, or otherwise: (d) appoint any persons as special advisers to assist the Board (for example, to advise on technical evidence). (2) A hearing before the Board on a disciplinary matter is a judicial proceeding for the purposes of sections 108 and 109 of the Crimes Act 1961 . Compare: 2002 No 17 s 27