Section 3 is repealed and the following section substituted:
“3 PurposesThis Act has the following purposes:“(a) to provide for the regulation of building work, the establishment of a licensing regime for building practitioners, and the setting of performance standards for buildings to ensure that—“(i) people who use buildings can do so safely and without endangering their health; and“(ii) buildings have attributes that contribute appropriately to the health, physical independence, and well-being of the people who use them; and“(iii) people who use a building can escape from the building if it is on fire; and“(iv) buildings are designed, constructed, and able to be used in ways that promote sustainable development:“(b) to promote the accountability of owners, designers, builders, and building consent authorities who have responsibilities for ensuring that building work complies with the building code.”
This Act has the following purposes:
“(a) to provide for the regulation of building work, the establishment of a licensing regime for building practitioners, and the setting of performance standards for buildings to ensure that—
“(i) people who use buildings can do so safely and without endangering their health; and
“(ii) buildings have attributes that contribute appropriately to the health, physical independence, and well-being of the people who use them; and
“(iii) people who use a building can escape from the building if it is on fire; and
“(iv) buildings are designed, constructed, and able to be used in ways that promote sustainable development:
“(b) to promote the accountability of owners, designers, builders, and building consent authorities who have responsibilities for ensuring that building work complies with the building code.”