Consultation to Reform Building Control Charges

Closes 25 Jan 2026

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Charges for RBCA Notices and Certificates

1. Should LABCBs be able to charge for covering their costs for servicing documents submitted by RBCAs under Part II of the Building Act? Y/N
2. Please set out your reasons.
3. Should LABCBs be able to charge for reviewing and notifying RBCAs that their notices or certificates are rejected on prescribed grounds, including non-payment of the charge? Y/N
4. Please set out your reasons.
5. Should we amend regulation 11 of the LA Charging regulations so that LABCBs can require supplementary charges where time to assess notices and certificates from RBCAs is greater than that which is estimated when payment has been made only of the charge under the charging scheme? Y/N
6. Please set out your reasons.
7. An assessment of the impacts of charging for the processing of initial notices has been made in the associated assessment of impacts document. Do the costs in the assessment of impacts document appear to be reasonable? Y/N
8. If no, please provide an alternative estimate.