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Section 44 — Building Act 2004: When to apply for building consent

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44 When to apply for building consent (1) An owner intending to carry out building work must, before the building work begins, apply for a building consent to a building consent authority that is authorised, within the scope of its accreditation, to grant a building consent for the proposed building work. (2) An owner may make a series of applications for building consents for stages of the proposed building work. Compare: 1991 No 150 s 33(1), (3)

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