Building Consent Authority accreditation

The Council is recognised as an accredited building consent authority (BCA).

To become an accredited building consent authority International Accreditation New Zealand (IANZ) has assessed the Council’s ability to perform building control functions.

Assessments

Every two years IANZ undertakes an accreditation assessment against the accreditation requirements set out in the Building (Accreditation of Building Consent Authorities) Regulations 2006(external link). The following are links to recent Christchurch City Council accreditation assessment reports 

• IANZ Accreditation Assessment Report 16 to 19 and 22 to 26 March 2021 [PDF, 1 MB] (Final report 8 September 2021)
• IANZ Accreditation Assessment Report 16 to 19 and 22 to 26 March 2021 [PDF, 158 KB] (Amended report 23 April 2021)
• IANZ Accreditation Assessment Report 6 to 7 November 2018 (procedures) 25 to 28 March 2019 (implementation) [PDF, 1.3 MB] (Amended report 7 June 2019).
• IANZ Accreditation Assessment Report 6 to 7 November 2018 [PDF, 622 KB]
• IANZ Routine Reassessment Report 14 to 18 and 21 to 23 August 2017 [PDF, 185 KB] 
• IANZ Accreditation Assessment Report 10 to 14 August 2015 [PDF, 373 KB]
• IANZ Initial Assessment Follow-up Report 3 to 6 November 2014 [PDF, 6.2 MB]
• IANZ Initial Accreditation Assessment Report 8 to 18 July 2014 [PDF, 9 MB]

More information on BCA accreditation can be found on the MBIE Building Performance Group website(external link).