2026/006: The decision to issue two notices to fix for building work carried out without a building consent

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This determination considers two successive notices to fix alleging the owners carried out building work to construct a sleepout without building consent, when consent was required, in contravention of section 40 of the Building Act.

The determination discusses whether the building work was exempt from the requirement to obtain a building consent under Schedule 1 of the Act, and the form and content of the notices.

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