MINISTRY

1. which ministry or goverment department is responsible to ensure that good quality homes and buildings are built in new zealand........

• Department of building and housing...

2.  what is the purpose of the building acts and regulations......

Building regulations are made under and in accordance with the Building Act 2004 (the Act). The type of regulations that can be made, including the process that must be followed when creating new regulations are given in Sections 400-415 of the Act and protect the workers from any harms of  the job

3.  what is the function of the building act....

The Act aims to improve control of, and encourage better practices in, building design and construction.
This means:

• more clarity on the standards we expect buildings to meet
• more guidance on how those standards can be met
• more certainty that capable people are undertaking building design, construction and inspection
• more scrutiny in the building consent and inspection process
• better protection for homeowners through the introduction of mandatory warranties

4.  what is the building code............

• All new building work in New Zealand must comply with the Building Code. It is a performance-based code, which means it states how a building and its components must perform as opposed to describing how the building must be designed and constructed.            

5.under which law are you covered at work...........

• building act 1992..