The term “council approved” is often misunderstood. In most cases, a council or Building Consent Authority does not pre-approve a product for every possible site or installation. Approval is assessed through the relevant consent or project pathway.

A certified product can support the application, but the BCA still considers the proposed design, installation, building work, site conditions and supporting documentation for the specific project.

An Acceptable Solution is a design solution that is deemed to comply with relevant Building Code requirements where it is correctly applied. This does not mean every product, technology or installation is automatically approved in every situation.

A Code Compliance Certificate is issued by a Building Consent Authority at the completion of consented building work, confirming that the completed building work complies with the building consent.

Restricted building work generally relates to building work that requires building consent and affects important building elements. Depending on the project, sanitary and wastewater systems may require appropriately qualified tradespeople, professional design input, inspection or BCA review.

Where a composting toilet or associated system forms part of consented building work, the installation must align with the consented design, product requirements, applicable manuals and relevant inspection pathway.