Certificate of acceptance - what is this?
A Certificate of Acceptance (COA) is a document issued by a Territorial Authority, in this case the Marlborough District Council, for building work that has been undertaken without building consent. The certificate indicates that the Council accepts that the building work, or part of it, complies with the NZ Building Code. It does not take away any responsibility or liability people may have for undertaking the work in the first place.
A Certificate of Acceptance has some similarities to a (but should not be mistaken for) Code Compliance Certificate in that it provides a certain amount of assurance for a building owner or future owners that part or all of the building work complies with the Building Code.
