Section 51 — Building Act 2004: Issue of building consent

51 Issue of building consent (1) A building consent must— (a) be issued in the prescribed form; and (b) have attached to it a copy of— (i) the project information memorandum for the building work to which the building consent relates; and (ii) a development contribution notice under section 36 (if any); and (iii) a certificate issued under section 37 (if any); and (c) if a compliance schedule is required as a result of the building work, state— (i) the specified systems that must be covered by the compliance schedule; and (ii) the performance standards for the specified systems that are required by the building code; and (d) if an amendment to an existing compliance schedule is required as a result of the building work, state— (i) the specified systems that must be covered by the compliance schedule; and (ii) the performance standards for the specified systems that are required by the building code. (2) The issue of a building consent does not, of itself,— (a) relieve the owner of the building or proposed building to which the building consent relates of any duty or responsibility under any other Act relating to or affecting the building or proposed building; or (b) permit the construction, alteration, demolition, or removal of the building or proposed building if that construction, alteration, demolition, or removal would be in breach of any other Act. (3) If a building consent authority does not receive a project information memorandum from the territorial authority within the time required in section 34(1) or, as the case may be, section 34(3) , the building consent authority may issue the building consent despite subsection (1)(b)(i) . (4) However, the building consent authority must, on receiving the project information memorandum from the territorial authority, provide the owner with a copy of— (a) the project information memorandum; and (b) a development contribution notice under section 36 (if any); and (c) a certificate issued under section 37 (if any). Compare: 1991 No 150 s 35(1), (3)