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Code Compliance Certificate

The Building Act states that an owner must obtain a building consent from Council before doing work and must advise Council when the work is completed.

The Council shall issue a Code Compliance Certificate (CCC) if it is satisfied on reasonable grounds that the building work complies with the Building Consent.

Reasonable grounds – whether there are reasonable grounds for issuing a CCC will vary from building to building.

Aspects to take into account are:

  • The Council’s own inspections.
  • The skill and experience of the person who did the work.
  • A ‘Producer Statement’ from the builder or person who did the work.  Factors to take into account regarding ‘Producer Statements’ include:
  • whether the person making the statement can be sure that the work was properly done.
  • any other relevant matters.

What can the applicant do if the Council refuses to issue a Code Compliance Certificate?

Options include:

  • Giving the Council additional grounds for issuing the CCC ie providing ‘Producer Statements’, opening up work, supplying an investigative report from a suitably qualified person.
  • Altering the building as necessary to satisfy the Council.
  • Apply to the ‘Department of Building & Housing’ for a determination that the work complies with the Building Code.

Where no progress has taken place for a number of years and owners call Council for a final inspection:

  • An inspection will be carried out to assess if a CCC can be issued.
  • If the Council are unable to satisfactorily determine that all work complies with the Building Code, then a building consultant may be employed by the Council at the owner’s cost.
  • From the consultant’s report, Council will then assess if a CCC or a ‘Notice to Fix' will be issued.
  • A conditional CCC may be issued or excluding items that cannot be seen or those items whose durability period has passed.
  • If the project has a monolithic type cladding, then a more detailed check will be necessary and may result in Council declining to issue a Code Compliance Certificate. More information is available on Monolithic Claddings.