Part 2 — Administration
18 Duties and powers
(a) shall perform its duties and responsibilities under this Act,
(b) shall hear appeals under Part 5,
(c) shall, on the request of the Minister, provide information
about any matter related to this Act,
(d) shall carry out any activities that the Minister directs,
(d.01) shall provide advice and recommendations to the Minister
responsible for the New Home Buyer Protection Act if a
request is made under section 8.01 of that Act,
(d.1) shall, on the order of the Minister, establish the Authority
referred to in section 30.1,
(e) may promote uniformity of safety standards for any thing,
process or activity to which this Act applies,
(e.1) may promote the principles of barrier-free design and access
for any thing, process or activity to which this Act applies,
(f) may provide a liaison between the Minister and any person
or organization interested in safety or barrier-free design and
access matters governed by this Act,
(g) may review and formulate cl assifications of certificates of
competency and qualifications required of a person to hold a
certificate of competency,
(h) may, with the consent of th e Minister, review and formulate
codes and standards for accreditation, safety standards and
barrier-free design and access for any thing, process or
activity to which this Act applies and promulgate those
codes and standards, and
(i) may
(i) provide advice and reco mmendations to the Minister
about safety information, barrier-free design and access
information, education programs and services,
accreditation and other information and services related
to this Act, and
RSA 2000
(ii) with the consent of the Minister, publish or provide to
the public the information and services referred to in
subclause (i).
RSA 2000 cS-1 s18;2004 c19 s5;2015 c10 s9;2025 c13 s4