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This determination considers an authority’s proposed decision to transfer a natural hazard entry onto a property’s record of title as a result of a subdivision.

The determination discusses the relevance of the location of the building work that gave rise to the entry in relation to the area of land proposed to be transferred.

This determination concerns the decision of the authority to issue a certificate of acceptance for the installation of a new shower room in an existing dwelling.

The determination considers whether the building work complies with Building Code Clause E3 – Internal moisture and Building Code Clause G13 - Foul Water.

This Determination is subject to appeal.

This determination considers an authority’s decision to issue a notice to fix for a contravention of section 40 in relation to several items of building work.

It considers whether a notice to fix can be issued for work which has been completed at the time the notice is issued, and whether an authority must know when the building work occurred. The determination also considers the remedies in the notice to fix.

This determination relates to the construction of a new residential building. The determination considers three matters: the issue of a building consent, whether the authority failed to exercise a power of decision to issue a notice to fix, and compliance with Clause B1 Structure of proposed remedial building work.

This determination considers whether part of a proposed pool barrier on a property boundary complies with Building Code Clause F9 – Means of restricting access to residential pools. The barrier consists of a 1.2m high timber fence on top of an existing retaining wall.

This determination considers an authority’s decision to grant a building consent under section 72.

The determination considers the natural hazard provisions, including whether the land is subject or likely to be subject to the natural hazard of slippage, and whether to grant a modification of clause B1 Structure.

This determination considers the authority’s decision to grant a building consent under section 72 of the Building Act, which meant that a natural hazard notice was entered on the property’s record of title.

The determination considers whether the building work, was ‘major alterations’ for the purpose of the natural hazard provisions of the Act. 

This determination considers an authority's decision to issue a notice to fix to property owners regarding two self-contained units constructed on their land.

The owners disputed the notice, arguing that the units were vehicles, not buildings, and therefore did not require building consent.