8 MARCH 2007

NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 27

(f) provide the department, upon written request, with
timely information and assistance to enable the
department to meet obligations under the Building
Act 2004, or any other relevant Act, Regulation,
Rule or Government Directive;

Complaints procedure

(g) maintain a standard operating procedure in respect
of complaints about the performance of any building
consent authority, and in respect of disputes, appeals
or complaints made in respect of building consent
accreditation body decisions or actions. The
complaints procedure will include:

(i) the time period within which the complaint
must be acknowledged;

(ii) according to the nature of the complaint, the
steps that will be taken to substantiate
the complaint;

(iii) a requirement to document details of the
complaint, actions taken to acknowledge and
substantiate the complaint, and any subsequent
decisions or actions taken in respect of the
complaint; and

(iv) a requirement to keep the complainant
informed about subsequent decisions and
actions taken.

Notice of accreditation intentions and
substantiated complaints

(h) before granting or revoking any accreditation, notify
the department of the intention to grant or revoke and
take no further action in respect of that accreditation
until written comments from the department have
been received (see Note 1 below); and

(i) provide the department, without delay, details of
every substantiated complaint about the performance
of any building consent authority.

Dated this 2nd day of March 2007.

KATRINA BACH, Chief Executive Officer, Department of
Building and Housing.

Note 1: Clarification of the Requirements of Paragraph 4(h)

The requirement under paragraph 4(h) to take no further action shall be
void if the department does not, within 5 working days of the day on which
the department receives the notice from the building consent accreditation
body, provide any written comments to the building consent accreditation
body.

For the avoidance of doubt, the requirement under paragraph 4(h) does not
provide the department with any right to direct, veto or otherwise unduly
influence the accreditation decisions of the building consent accreditation
body. Rather, the requirement is intended to provide the department with a
reasonable opportunity to:

(a) give the building consent accreditation body information that the
building consent accreditation body might otherwise not be aware
of; and

(b) develop or initiate contingencies the department considers are
necessary in any circumstance likely to arise from the building
consent accreditation body’s decision to grant or revoke accreditation.

Notice Stating Where Copies of the Statement of Proposal to Amend Compliance Document C Fire Safety are Available, and Where Materials Proposed to be Incorporated by Reference into Compliance Document C Fire Safety are Available for Inspection and Purchase

Pursuant to section 29 of the Building Act 2004 (“the Act”),
I give notice that Compliance Document C Fire Safety is
proposed to be amended.

The Statement of Proposal is available from the national
office of the Department of Building and Housing, Level 6,
86 Customhouse Quay, Wellington, between the hours
of 8.30am to 5.00pm, Monday to Friday.

The Statement of Proposal also may be downloaded free of
charge from the website

www.dbh.govt.nz

Material proposed to be incorporated by reference

Pursuant to section 409(2)(d) of the Act, I give notice that
AS 1530.7:1998 is proposed to be incorporated by reference
into Compliance Document C Fire Safety.

I also give notice that the material currently incorporated by
reference in Compliance Document C Fire Safety, as set out
in the first column below, is proposed to be replaced by the
material in the second column:

| NZS 4503:1993 | NZS 4503:2005 |
| NZS 4203:1992 | AS/NZS 1170.0:2002 |
| | AS/NZS 1170.1:2002 |

Copies of the materials proposed to be incorporated by
reference are, until 13 April 2007, available for inspection
(free of charge) or purchase at the national office of
the Department of Building and Housing, Level 6,
86 Customhouse Quay, Wellington, between the hours
of 8.30am to 5.00pm, Monday to Friday.

The materials may be purchased directly from Standards
New Zealand, Radio New Zealand House, Level 10,
155 The Terrace, Wellington, or online at

www.standards.co.nz

Comment

I invite comment on the proposal contained in this notice by
13 April 2007.

Submissions may be made online at

www.dbh.govt.nz

Comments may also be submitted by post or courier to

Consultation Feedback
Department of Building and Housing
Level 6, 86 Customhouse Quay
PO Box 10729
Wellington

or emailed to

comments@dbh.govt.nz

or sent by facsimile to (04) 494 0290.

Dated at Wellington this 19th day of February 2007.

JOHN KAY, General Manager Building Controls,
Department of Building and Housing.

Notice Stating Where Copies of the Statement of Proposal to Amend Compliance Document G4 Ventilation are Available, and Where Material Proposed to be Incorporated by Reference into Compliance Document G4 is Available for Inspection and Purchase

Pursuant to section 29 of the Building Act 2004 (“the Act”),
I give notice that Compliance Document G4 Ventilation is
proposed to be amended.

The Statement of Proposal is available from the national
office of the Department of Building and Housing, Level 6,
86 Customhouse Quay, Wellington, between the hours
of 8.30am to 5.00pm, Monday to Friday.

The Statement of Proposal also may be downloaded free of
charge from the website

www.dbh.govt.nz