Building Act 2004

The Executive may make regulations for this Act.

A regulation may exempt a building or building work (an exemption) from the application of this Act, or part of the Act, whether—

directly or by a further instrument; or

conditionally or otherwise.

The regulations may make provision in relation to—

the approval of building work in relation to particular buildings; and

anything else in relation to the approval of building work on particular buildings; and

the following:

when an entity must be consulted about, consent to, or approve, an application for building approval;

anything else in relation to the consultation, consent or approval; and

an exemption.

See s 27 (1) (b).

The regulations may also prescribe offences for contraventions of the regulations and prescribe maximum penalties of not more than 60 penalty units for offences against the regulations.