Section 64 — Building Act 2004: Audit of issue of building consents for purpose of ascertaining payment of levy

64 Audit of issue of building consents for purpose of ascertaining payment of levy (1) A territorial authority must, at all times, keep in safe custody all records of building consents granted within its district, including— (a) the estimated value of the building work to which each consent relates; and (b) the amount of any levy payable under section 53 ; and (c) the date of payment of the levy to the territorial authority. (2) The chief executive or the chief executive's authorised officers or agents may, for the purpose of ascertaining whether the levy for which a territorial authority is liable has been paid, and whether this section has been complied with,— (a) require a territorial authority to make available for examination the following records of the territorial authority: (i) records of building consents; and (ii) financial records; and (b) examine those records; and (c) make copies of those records. (3) A territorial authority must, on being advised of a requirement under subsection (2)(a) , comply immediately with that requirement. (4) The chief executive's authorised officers or agents must report to the chief executive the result of any examination that they have conducted under subsection (2) . Compare: 1991 No 150 s 23E Subsection (1) was amended, as from 14 April 2005, by section 7(2)(a) Building Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 31) by substituting the word “ granted ” for the word “ issued ” .