On receipt of an application for a Code Compliance Certificate, Building Advisory Officers will review the documentation supplied and will check that all inspections have been completed and passed.
The Building Act requires us to process an application for a Code Compliance Certificate within twenty (20) working days. The “20 day clock” starts when the application is received for processing by Council.
The period between 20 December and 10 January each year is classed as one working day with regards to the “20 day clock”.
If there is information missing from your application you'll receive a request for further information (RFI) requesting further information. When a request for further information is sent the 20 working day “clock” is stopped and the application is suspended until this information is provided. The “clock” is restarted once all of the requested information is received.
A Compliance Schedule is a document issued by Council for a public and commercial building if it contains any specified systems, ie automatic doors or emergency lighting. The Compliance Schedule will contain the systems and features including the ongoing inspection, maintenance requirements and reporting procedures needed to keep them in good working order.
A Compliance Schedule will be issued with the Code Compliance Certificate where the building has specified systems that have been added, removed or altered. Residential dwellings require a Compliance Schedule only if they are serviced by a cable car. Where the Compliance Schedule is new, a Compliance Schedule Statement will also be issued.
A Compliance Schedule must be kept on site and made available to Council officers, and/or authorised agents during business hours. Find out more on the MBIE website.
A Compliance Schedule Statement is issued by Council as a temporary public notification of Compliance Schedule requirements and is to be replaced in 12 months’ time and annually thereafter by a Building Warrant of Fitness.
Under Section 94 of the Building Act 2004, a Building Consent Authority (BCA) must issue a CCC if it is satisfied on reasonable grounds that the building work complies with the building consent.
Where a compliance schedule is required or an amendment to an existing compliance schedule is required, the BCA must also be satisfied that the specified systems are capable of performing to the performance standards set out in the consent.
If the building consent authority is not satisfied that the building work complies with the building consent, the BCA may refuse to issue the CCC. If this occurs you will be notified in writing of the decision and provided with the reasons for the refusal.
If your application for a CCC is refused, you can appeal this decision by applying to the Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment for a determination.
If an application for a code compliance certificate has not been made within 24 months of the date that the building consent was granted, Council must make a decision whether to issue the certificate.
A reminder letter will be sent to the owner before the 24 month anniversary of the consent being granted. You may request an extension to the time frame for the decision to be made.
If a decision is made to refuse to issue the CCC, the owner may reapply at a later stage to have this decision reconsidered.
Horowhenua District Council is a registered and accredited Building Consent Authority (BCA) and is required to have a publicly available complaints policy in relation to building consenting functions.
BCA Complaints Policy(PDF, 107KB)