Building Act Fee Schedule
|
Function |
Deposit |
Additional hourly charge |
|
Project Information Memorandum |
Large Dam (above $100,000 value) $1000 Medium Dam ($20,000 to $100,000 Value) $750 Small Dam ($0 to $20,000 value) $500 |
$110 per hour |
|
Lodge Building Warrant of Fitness |
$110 |
$110 per hour |
|
Amendment to compliance schedule |
$1,000 |
$110 per hour for officer time Actual and reasonable for expert advice |
|
Building warrant of fitness audit |
|
$110 per hour |
|
Certificate of Acceptance |
Large Dam (above $100,000 value) $4000 Medium Dam ($20,000 to $100,000 value) $2000 Small Dam ($0 to $20,000 value) $500 |
$110 per hour for officer time Actual and reasonable for expert advice |
|
Lodge dam potential impact category |
$110 |
$110 per hour |
|
Lodge dam safety assurance programme |
$110 |
$110 per hour |
|
Lodge annual dam safety compliance certificate |
$110 |
$110 per hour |
| Policy implementation - Dangerous dams, earthquake prone dams, flood prone dams |
$110 per hour actual and reasonable for expert advice |
Waikato Regional Council processes building consent applications and code of compliance certificates on behalf of Greater Wellington. The following table is a summary of Waikato Regional Council’s fees. For further details see the Dambuilders brochure #5 Dams- fees and charges.
|
Work type |
Building consent deposit |
Additional hourly charge |
|
Large dam (above $100,000 value) |
$4,000 |
Group Manager $145 Building Act officer $118 |
|
Medium dam ($20,000 to $100,000 value) |
$2,000 |
|
|
Small dam ($0 to $20,000 value) |
$500 |
Note: Building consents incur BRANZ and Department of Building and Housing levies. The levies are payable to Waikato Regional Council.

