Building Act 1975

This section applies if an auditor is, under section 199, intending to enter a building site, other than to the extent mentioned in section 199(4).

Before entering the building site, the auditor must do or make a reasonable attempt to do each of the following things—

identify himself or herself to a person present at the building site who is an occupier of the building site, in the way stated in section 197;

if the entry is being made under a warrant—give the person a copy of the warrant;

tell the person the auditor is, under section 199, permitted to enter the building site;

give the person an opportunity to allow the auditor immediate entry to the building site without using force.

However, the auditor need not comply with subsection (2) if the auditor believes on reasonable grounds that complying with the subsection may frustrate or otherwise prevent the investigation of the complaint or the conduct of the audit.