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:
- Accreditation Assessment Report 3 to 13 March 2025 [PDF, 663 KB]
- Accreditation Assessment Report 27 March to 6 April 2023 [PDF, 197 KB]
- Accreditation Assessment Report 16 to 26 March 2021 (Final report [PDF, 1 MB] 8 September 2021, Amended report [PDF, 158 KB] 23 April 2021)
- Accreditation Assessment Report 6 to 7 November 2018 (procedures) 25 to 28 March 2019 (implementation) [PDF, 1.3 MB] (Amended report 7 June 2019).
- Accreditation Assessment Report 6 to 7 November 2018 [PDF, 622 KB]
- Routine Reassessment Report 14 to 23 August 2017 [PDF, 185 KB]
- Accreditation Assessment Report 10 to 14 August 2015 [PDF, 373 KB]
- Initial Assessment Follow-up Report 3 to 6 November 2014 [PDF, 6.2 MB]
- 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).
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