Section 432 — Building Act 2004: Transitional provision for certain applications

432 Transitional provision for certain applications (1) This section applies if, before the commencement of this section,— (a) an application for a project information memorandum is made under section 30(1) of the former Act and the project information memorandum has not been issued; or (b) an application for a building consent is made under section 33 of the former Act and the building consent has not been granted or refused; or (c) an application for the accreditation of any proprietary item (being a material, method of construction, design, or component relating to building work) is made under section 58 of the former Act but is not determined or withdrawn. (2) On and from the commencement of this section,— (a) the application referred to in subsection (1)(a) must be treated as if it were an application, as the case may be, under section 31 or section 32 ; and (b) the application referred to in subsection (1)(b) must be treated as if it were an application under section 45 ; and (c) the application referred to in subsection (1)(c) must be determined as if this Act had not been passed. (3) For the purposes of subsection (2)(c) ,— (a) section 59 of the former Act remains in force as if this Act had not been passed; and (b) a certificate of accreditation issued under that section must be treated as if it were a product certificate issued under section 269 .