Extent of duties as to certificates
144 Extent of duties as to certificates
This Act does not operate to create a duty of a permit authority —
to check the accuracy of a fact, or the soundness of an opinion, asserted in a certificate of design compliance, a certificate of construction compliance, a certificate of building compliance, or a technical certificate signed by a specialist; or
to form its own opinion on a matter mentioned in section 19(3), 56(2)(a), (b) or (c), 56(3)(a), (b) or (c), 57(2)(a), (b) or (c), (3), (4)(a) or (b) or (6), or on a matter that is the subject of a technical certificate signed by a specialist.
This Act does not operate to create a duty of a building surveyor —
to check the accuracy of a fact, or the soundness of an opinion, asserted in a technical certificate signed by a specialist; or
to form his or her own opinion on a matter that is the subject of a technical certificate signed by a specialist.
This section is in addition to the Civil Liability Act 2002.
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