This guideline is made under section 258 of the Building Act 1975 (BA). Section 258 provides for guidelines to be made to help achieve compliance with the Act. Section 133A of the BA requires a building certifier to have regard to any guideline made under section 258 that are relevant to performing building certifying functions.

The following legislation is applicable.

Building Act 1975

• Section 103 provides the requirements for certificates of occupancy.
• Section 108A requires the display of the CofO, other than for a single detached class 1a building and class 10 building or structure, where the certificate was given after 1 July 1997.
• Section 114A requires the owner of a building to comply with a restriction or requirement mentioned on the CofO.