 Building Warrant of Fitness
Building owners are responsible for keeping their buildings SAFE and HEALTHY. This means keeping the life safety
features and essential systems in good working order.
The maintenance procedures for these systems are listed in a compliance schedule. Once a year the owner goes on
record to state that those procedures have been followed.
A Compliance Schedule
A document issued by the Council that lists the stated building's safety features and essential services and the procedures
needed to keep them in good working order. There is no requirement for the general upgrading of existing buildings.
An Independent Qualified Person (IQP)
A person (or firm) registered by the Council as qualified to inspect certain compliance schedule items and
ensure that the necessary maintenance occurs. Independent means that the person has no financial interest in the building.
Download the list of Independant Qualified People in Hawke's Bay or if you want to be included in this register download the
application form.
A Building Statement of Fitness
Issued by the Council as a temporary public notification of compliance schedule requirements and is to be replaced
in 12 months by the building warrant of fitness. The owner must display the building statement of fitness in a public
part of the building.
A Building Warrant of Fitness
The building owner's/manager's signed statement (on a prescribed form available from the Council) that the requirements
of the compliance schedule have been fully met in the previous 12 months. The original copy of the form is sent to the
Council. A duplicate copy must be publicly displayed on the premises.
Building WOF Compliance Flowchart
Further Information
Available from the Council in the first instance and also the Department of Building and Housing. The Authority's
website and newsletter are a source of information on various matters of interest to building owners. The newsletter
and leaflets are available free of charge on request.
Contact for Department of Building and Housing:
P O Box 11846
Wellington
New Zealand
Phone: (04) 471 0794
Free phone: 0800 242 243
Fax: (04) 471 0798
Email: bia@bia.co.nz
Website: www.dbh.govt.nz
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