BUILDING ACT 2004 - SECT 128 Appointment of building inspectors

BUILDING ACT 2004 - SECT 128

    (1)     The construction occupations registrar may appoint a person to be a building inspector for this Act.

Note 1     For the making of appointments (including acting appointments), see Legislation Act

, pt 19.3.

Note 2     In particular, a person may be appointed for a particular provision of a law (see Legislation Act

, s 7 (3)) and an appointment may be made by naming a person or nominating the occupant of a position (see s 207).

    (2)     A person must not be appointed under this section unless the construction occupations registrar is satisfied that the person is competent to exercise the functions of a building inspector under this Act.

    (3)     A regulation may prescribe matters that the construction occupations registrar must consider in relation to a person's competency for subsection (2).

    (4)     An appointment must be for a term of not longer than 5 years.

Note     A person may be reappointed to a position if the person is eligible to be appointed to the position (see Legislation Act

, s 208 and dict, pt 1, def appoint ).

    (5)     A building inspector has the functions of a building inspector under this Act and any other function given to the inspector by the construction occupations registrar.

    (6)     A building inspector must exercise the inspector's functions in accordance with—

        (a)     the instrument of appointment; and

        (b)     any directions the construction occupations registrar gives the inspector.