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This determination considers an authority’s decision to issue a notice to fix for work it considered was building work carried out without a building consent when one was required.

The dispute centres on whether the work that was carried out is building work regulated under the Building Act and for which a notice to fix could be issued.

The determination also considers the form and content of the notice to fix.

This determination considers an authority’s decision to issue a notice to fix alleging the owners had contravened several provisions of the Act. The determination discusses the details in the notice and whether the owners were fully and fairly informed of the basis for the notice being issued.

This determination considers whether the tanking system, applied to a blockwork retaining wall on a residential house, complies with the weathertightness requirements of Building Code clause E2 External Moisture.

Concerns whether a pool barrier with a shade‐sail pole on the outside of, and within close proximity to, the pool barrier complies with Building Code Clause F9.3.3 and the matter will turn on whether the shade sail pole is a ‘permanent object or projection on the outside of the pool barrier’ that could ‘assist young children in negotiating the barrier’ as set out in Clause F9.3.3 of the Building Code

This determination considers whether a section of a residential pool barrier complies with section 162C of the Building Act 2004. In making this decision, the determination will consider the gaps in the metal fencing that forms part of the barrier as well as the hedging planted on the outside.

This determination considers compliance for the depositing and collection of solid waste under Building Code Clause G15 Solid Waste for a new residential property development. The determination considers if the waste storage area proposed provides reasonable access for the depositing and collection of solid waste.

This determination considers elements of a pool barrier and their compliance with section 162C of the Building Act 2004. Those elements were constructed, installed, or erected prior to s162C coming into force, as part of a wider set of alterations at the property.

This determination arises from the authority's decision to refuse to issue a code compliance certificate for a 17-year-old dwelling. This determination considers whether there is sufficient compliance with clauses E2 and B2 of the New Zealand Building Code.