Criteria for determining date of completion of regulated building service
7 Criteria for determining date of completion of regulated building service
For the purposes of section 6(1) of the Act the following criteria apply when determining the date of completion of a regulated building service —
in the case of building work or demolition work carried out under a building permit or a demolition permit —
if, under the Building Act 2011 section 34(1), the responsible person in relation to the permit gives notice of cessation to act as the responsible person to a relevant permit authority, the work, in relation to that person, is completed when the notice is given;
otherwise, the work is completed when a notice of completion of the work is given to a relevant permit authority under the Building Act 2011 section 33(1);
in the case of a regulated building service that —
is not carried out under a building permit or demolition permit; and
is carried out under a home building work contract or other contract that provides for a date of practical completion; and
has been brought to practical completion,
the building service is completed on the date practical completion is achieved.
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