Building Act 2004

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

For the making of appointments (including acting appointments), see Legislation Act, pt 19.3.

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).

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.

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

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

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).

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.

A building inspector must exercise the inspector’s functions in accordance with—

the instrument of appointment; and

any directions the construction occupations registrar gives the inspector.