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This determination considers whether alterations to a building, undertaken during the internal fit out of a wellness centre, comply to the extent required by the Building Act 2004. Specifically, it considers whether the showers in the float rooms, which have been constructed without inbuilt seating or handrails, comply with clause G1.3.4 of the Building Code. Clause G1.3.4 requires that personal hygiene facilities provided for disabled people are accessible.

This determination considers whether a lift is required to an elevated viewing platform on a landscaped roof area of a building housing an arts centre in order to meet the requirements of the Building Act for reasonable and adequate access for people with disabilities.  The determination discusses the definition of “storey” for the purpose of Clause D1.3.4 of the Building Code and whether the cupola in which the viewing platform is housed is an “ancillary” building as defined in Clause A1 of the Building Code. 

This determination considers the issue of a notice to fix for building work associated with a two storey sleepout building with sanitary fixtures. The determination considers whether the building work was exempt from the requirement to obtain a building consent under Schedule 1, and whether adequate particulars were set out in the notice to fix (in regards to both section 40 and section 17). It also discusses several issues relating to the notice to fix framework.