Previous determinations

This determination relates to the authority’s decision to issue a dangerous building notice under section 124 arising from the use of the building and its fire safety features.

The determination considers the features of the building in relation to the dangerous building test under section 121(1)(b) and, as the historical decision to record a change of use is in dispute, the evidence the authority had in recording a change of use in 2011.

This determination considers whether a body of water is a residential pool for the purposes of the Act, and so whether it must have a pool barrier that complies with the Building Code to the extent required by section 162C of the Building Act.

This determination considers the compliance pathways applicable to a bedroom in a proposed multi-unit building in relation to Building Code Clause G7 – Natural light.

It specifically discusses the scope of Acceptable Solution G7/AS1, as well as the exclusions outlined in paragraph 1.1.2.1 of that document, as they apply to a bedroom window located within a return feature of the proposed building’s façade.

This determination is about a notice to fix issued for a change of use of a building without prior approval from the authority.

The determination considers whether the building’s use had changed for the purposes of the Building Act and whether the notice had been issued to a specified person.

This determination considers whether a change of use occurred as a result of building work to increase the number of bedrooms for an existing residential unit in a mixed-use building.

The determination discusses the features and arrangements of the unit and the authority’s decision to then issue a notice to fix. It also discusses whether the unit is classified as a ‘detached dwelling’ under Building Code Cause A1 Classified Uses.

This determination considers an authority’s decision to grant a building consent under section 72.

The determination considers the natural hazard provisions, including whether the land is subject or likely to be subject to the natural hazard of slippage, and whether to grant a modification of clause B1 Structure.

This determination considers an authority’s purported decision to refuse to grant a building consent for a new dwelling with a proposed bamboo cladding system.

The reasons for the purported refusal come from the authority’s requests for further information and correspondence and relate to a BEAL appraisal certificate provided in respect of the bamboo cladding system.  

This determination concerns the issue of a notice to fix for a unit the owners consider is a vehicle.

The unit was moved to the property and connected to services. The determination considers the content of the notice to fix issued for carrying out building work without building consent.

This determination considers the issuing of a notice to fix for retaining wall works.

It examines whether the director of the owning company was correctly identified as a specified person under section 163, the adequacy of the remedies proposed in the notice, and the reasonableness of the four-month compliance timeframe. 

This determination considers an authority’s decision to refuse to issue a code compliance certificate for the construction of a new house with a pool.

The determination considers compliance of the as-built construction of a swim/spa pool with an adjoining timber deck and glass safety barrier in relation to safety from falling (clause F4) and restricting access to the pool by unsupervised young children (clause F9).