Abstract
New Zealand has a unique system of establishing its national building code through a system of voluntary committees, public consultation, statutory declaration and voluntary adoption of the product of general agreement.
 The mechanism of agreement is provided by the Standards Association, in the form of the committee table, wide circulation of drafts for comment, and the drafting committee - sectional committee - Ministerial - Standards Council - chain of approval.
Highlights
New Zealand has a unique system of establishing its national building code through a system of voluntary committees, public consultation, statutory declaration and voluntary adoption of the product of general agreement
The mechanism of agreement is provided by the Standards Association, in the form of the committee table, wide circulation of drafts for comment, and the drafting committee - sectional committee - Ministerial - Standards Council - chain of approval
The mark of agreement is signified by the declaration of the documents by the Standards Council as "New Zealand Standards" documents made by a process of consultation protected by statute
Summary
New Zealand has a unique system of establishing its national building code through a system of voluntary committees, public consultation, statutory declaration and voluntary adoption of the product of general agreement. The Standards Association is endeavouring to ensure that committee decisions are based on consensus of opinion,sometimes "nem con", but never, unless absolutely unavoidable, with a minority objection overruled by a majority vote. If such should arise, the Director requires a report on the circumstances, and may request the committee to re-open discussions to try again for an agreed solution. The traditional form of building regulations tends to describe "solutions": known acceptable methods prescribed direct in the law. The Standards Association is proposing that the present model building bylaw be re-arranged into the form of: FIXED STANDARD OF DUTY together with
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