2025/062: An authority’s decision to issue a notice to fix for a timber deck constructed without building consent

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This determination considers an authority’s decision to issue a notice to fix for a timber deck constructed without building consent in contravention of section 40.

The determination considers whether the work was exempt from the requirement to obtain building consent under clause 24 of Schedule 1 of the Building Act, turning on the height of fall from the deck.

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