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Building consent system reform

The Government is working to identify the best way to deliver building consenting services in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Getting started > Future of the Building System > Building consent system reform

2018/035: Refusal to issue a certificate of acceptance and the issue of a notice to fix for alterations to a building

This determination concerns alterations carried out without a building consent and considers the authority's decisions to refuse to issue a certificate of acceptance and to issue a notice to fix.  The determination considers whether the building work was exempt work or was subject to an existing building consent, and discusses the content of the notice to fix and of the notification of refusal.
Determination 2018/035 [PDF 263 KB] Date issued: 6 August 2018

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Primary topic:
Building controls process
Council:
Wellington City Council
Section of the Building Act:
Schedule 1
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The rules for managing exemptions (Exemptions from carrying out seismic work)

The Building Act 2004 and building regulations set the rules for managing exemptions from completing seismic work.
Building Code compliance > B Stability > B1 Structure > Exemptions from carrying out seismic work > The rules for managing exemptions

2021/021: Regarding the withdrawal of a notice to fix for a retaining wall, near the boundary with another property

This determination concerns a low retaining wall located near a boundary that was constructed without building consent, where a driveway was subsequently built near the top of the retaining wall on the neighbouring property. The determination considers whether the retaining wall was subject to a surcharge or load from vehicle traffic at the time of its construction, and whether the wall was exempt from the requirement for a building consent under Schedule 1 of the Building Act.
Determination 2021/021 [PDF 978 KB] Date issued: 29 September 2021

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Primary topic:
Schedule 1
Council:
Central Otago District Council
Section of the Building Act:
41, 42A, 164
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2024/016: The issue of a notice to fix for building work associated with a two storey sleepout building with sanitary fixtures

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.
Determination 2024/016 [PDF 876 KB] Date issued: 11 April 2024

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Primary Building Code clause:
D1 - Access routes
Also related to:
E2 - External MoistureF4 - Safety from fallingG1 - Personal hygieneG13 - Foul water
Primary topic:
Schedule 1
Council:
Auckland Council
Section of the Building Act:
163, 164, 165, 167, 17, 40, Schedule 1
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Issuing building consents

Information for building officials about processing and issuing building consents.
Guides for building officials > Issuing building consents

2026/038: An authority’s decision to issue a notice to fix for building work to an apartment deck

This determination relates to a notice to fix where the authority considered that work on a Unit’s existing deck and door threshold, and the installation of a new rainwater head and downpipe from the deck, undertaken without a building consent, was building work regulated under the Building Act. The determination also considers the content of the notice to fix.
Determination 2026/038 [PDF 240 KB] Date issued: 15 October 2026

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Primary Building Code clause:
B1 - Structure
Also related to:
E1 - Surface Water
Primary topic:
Notice to fix
Council:
Auckland Council
Section of the Building Act:
163, 164, 165, 40 and Schedule 1.
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Fire doors containing asbestos-impacted fire-retardant boards

Building Act requirements for asbestos-affected fire doors.
Building Code compliance > Warnings and bans on building products > Fire doors containing asbestos-impacted fire-retardant boards

Guide: MultiProof approval in the building consent process

Accessible version of the step-by-step guide: MultiProof approval in the building consent process.
Building Code compliance > Product assurance and certification schemes > MultiProof > Resources > Guide: MultiProof approval in the building consent process

2015/016: Regarding the compliance of repairs to a foundation slab of a house

Determination arose from repairs carried out as exempt building work by the Project Management Office as established by the Earthquake Commission, and whether the repaired concrete floor slab on ground subject to liquefaction and categorised as Foundation Technical Category 2 (TC2) complies with the Building Code. Discussed whether the work required building consent or was exempt under Schedule 1 (a) and whether the repair work constitutes a “substantial” replacement.
Determination 2015/016 [PDF 127 KB] Date issued: 29 April 2015

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Primary Building Code clause:
B1 - Structure
Primary topic:
Structure
Council:
Christchurch City Council
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