Section 446 — Building Act 2004: Certain provisions of former Act apply for purposes of sections 444 and 445

446 Certain provisions of former Act apply for purposes of sections 444 and 445 (1) For the purposes of sections 444 and 445 ,— (a) sections 54 to 57 of the former Act remain in force as if this Act had not been passed; and (b) a building consent authority must accept, under section 19(1) , a building certificate issued under section 56 of the former Act as establishing compliance with the building code; and (c) a party may apply, under section 177 , for a determination in relation to a decision by an approved building certifier to issue, or refuse to issue, a building certificate or a code compliance certificate. (2) For the purposes of subsection (1)(c) , sections 176 to 190 apply with all necessary modifications. (3) In this section, party— (a) has the meaning given by section 176 ; and (b) includes an approved building certifier.