Section 445 — Building Act 2004: What happens if approved building certifier does not apply to be registered as building consent authority by 31 May 2006

445 What happens if approved building certifier does not apply to be registered as building consent authority by 31 May 2006 (1) If an approved building certifier does not apply to be registered as a building consent authority by 31 May 2006, the approved building certifier must not, after the close of that date, accept any further applications for— (a) a building certificate under section 56 of the former Act; or (b) a code compliance certificate under section 95 . (2) An approved building certifier may, in respect of an application for a certificate referred to in subsection (1) that was made before the close of 31 May 2006, issue the certificate until the close of 30 November 2007. (3) However, an approved building certifier must arrange for any other application for a certificate referred to in subsection (1) to be transferred to a building consent authority or territorial authority if the certificate has not been issued or refused by 30 November 2007. (4) A building consent authority or a territorial authority to whom an application is transferred under subsection (3) may issue a code compliance certificate under section 95 .