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Building consent authority accreditation and registration scheme update is a newsletter offered by the Department.

December 2008

BCA Update - December 2008
What sort of publication it is: Newsletter
Who it's for: Building officials, regional authorities and territorial local authorities
What it contains: It focuses on the Building consent authority registrations, reforms to the Building Act 2004, building infringement scheme guidelines and variations and amendments to building consents
How much it costs: Free
How to get it:

October 2008

BCA Update.
What sort of publication it is: Newsletter
Who it's for: Building officials, regional authorities and territorial local authorities
What it contains: It focuses on the Building consent authority registrations, reforms to the Building Act, 2004,  building infringement scheme guidelines and variations and amendments to building consents.
How much it costs: Free
How to get it:

August 2008

BCA update - August 2008
What sort of publication it is: Newsletter
Who it's for: Building officials, regional authorities and territorial local authorities
What it contains: It focuses on the Building consent authority registrations, reforms to the Building Act 2004, building infringement scheme guidelines and variations and amendments to building consents
How much it costs: Free
How to get it:

May 2008

BCA Update - May 2008
What sort of publication it is: Newsletter
Who it's for: Building officials, regional authorities and territorial local authorities
What it contains: It focuses on the Accreditation progress,  further accreditation guidance, Building Amendment Act 2008 changes and extension of the statutory timeframe for accreditation and registration.
How much it costs: Free
How to get it:

March 2008


What sort of publication it is: Newsletter
Who it's for: Building officials, regional authorities and territorial local authorities
What it contains: It focuses on the Building consent authority accreditation fees,  the building consent authority government assistance package and its current activity,  the building consent authority registration scheme.
How much it costs: Free
How to get it:

December 2007


What sort of publication it is: Newsletter
Who it's for: Building officials, regional authorities and territorial local authorities
What it contains: It focuses on the Building consent authority accreditation fees,  the building consent authority government assistance package and its current activity and the building consent authority registration scheme.
How much it costs: Free
How to get it:

October 2007

BCA Update - October 2007
What sort of publication it is: Newsletter
Who it's for: Building officials, regional authorities and territorial local authorities
What it contains: It focuses on the Building consent authority accreditation fees, the building consent authority government assistance package and its current activity and the building consent authority registration scheme.
How much it costs: Free
How to get it:

August 2007

BCA Update - August 2007
What sort of publication it is: Newsletter
Who it's for: Building officials, regional authorities and territorial local authorities
What it contains: It focuses on the Building consent authority accreditation fees,  the building consent authority government assistance package and its current activity and the building consent authority registration scheme.
How much it costs: Free
How to get it:

June 2007

BCA Update - June 2007
What sort of publication it is: Newsletter
Who it's for: Building officials, regional authorities and territorial local authorities
What it contains: It focuses on the Building consent authority accreditation fees, the building consent authority government assistance package and its current activity and the building consent authority registration scheme.
How much it costs: Free
How to get it:

April 2007

BCA Update - April 2007
What sort of publication it is: Newsletter
Who it's for: Building officials, regional authorities and territorial local authorities
What it contains: It focuses on the Building consent authority accreditation pilot programme undertaken in January and February 2007,  building consent authority accreditation fees,  the building consent authority government assistance package and its current activity and the building consent authority registration scheme.
How much it costs: Free
How to get it:

February 2007

BCA Update - February 2007
What sort of publication it is: Newsletter
Who it's for: Building officials, regional authorities and territorial local authorities
What it contains: Updates you on the progress of one of a number of work programmes the Department of Building and Housing is undertaking to implement the Building Act 2004 (the Act).
It focuses on the following.
  • The Building (Accreditation of Building Consent
    Authorities) Regulations 2006
  • The Building Consent Authority Accreditation
    Preparation and Self-assessment Guide
    »
  • A survey on preparations by building consent
    authority cluster groups
  • The building consent authority piloting scheme
  • The building consent authority registration
    scheme and criteria for defining ‘adequate means’
  • The building consent authority fees and
    government assistance package
How much it costs: Free
How to get it: