Section 47 — Building Act 2004: New Zealand Fire Service Commission may give advice on applications under section 46

47 New Zealand Fire Service Commission may give advice on applications under section 46 (1) The New Zealand Fire Service Commission may, within 10 working days after receiving a copy of an application for a building consent under section 46 , provide the building consent authority concerned with a memorandum that sets out advice on the following matters in respect of the building to which the application relates: (a) provisions for means of escape from fire: (b) the needs of persons who are authorised by law to enter the building to undertake fire-fighting. (2) The New Zealand Fire Service Commission must not, in the memorandum referred to in subsection (1) , set out advice that provides for the building to meet performance criteria that exceed the requirements of the building code. (3) If the New Zealand Fire Service Commission does not provide a memorandum within the period specified in subsection (1) , the building consent authority may proceed to determine the application without the memorandum.