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2026/016: An authority's decision to issue a notice to fix for work carried out without a building consent for a drainage system and shed

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Determination 2026/016[PDF 222 KB]
 

About this determination

Date issued
4 May 2026
Primary topic:
Building controls process
Council:
Far North District Council
Section of the Building Act:
164, 40 and Schedule 1

Summary

This determination concerns an authority’s decision to issue a notice to fix for building work it considered required a building consent.

The determination considers whether the installation of a drainage system that disposes of grey water from a unit is building work, and whether construction of a shed is exempt from requiring a consent under Schedule 1 of the Building Act. It also considers the form and content of the notice to fix. 

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