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2026/020: A decision to issue a notice to fix for building work carried out without a building consent

This determination considers a notice to fix issued in relation to building work carried out to construct two huts and associated structures without a building consent.

The determination discusses whether, at the time the notice was issued, the building work was exempt from the requirement to obtain a building consent under Schedule 1 of the Act, and the form and content of the notice.

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Satisfied on reasonable grounds

Guidance for building consent authorities when granting building consents and code compliance certificates.

2025/018: The authority’s decision to issue a notice to fix for several container and canopy structures that were constructed without building consent

This determination considers the authority’s decision to issue a notice to fix for several container and canopy structures that were constructed without building consent.

The determination considers whether the building work was exempt from requiring a building consent under clause 4 of Schedule 1, which applies to unoccupied detached buildings. The determination also considers the form and content of the notice.

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2017/016: Decision to issue a building consent for repairs to a multi-storey building

This determination is concerned with the compliance of discrete repairs proposed to the top levels of a multi-storey building. The determination considers whether the authority was correct to issue a building consent for that work, and whether the replacement of a related deck membrane was exempt from requiring a building consent.

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2016/017: Regarding the issuing of a code compliance certificate for a house

This determination was sought by the building consent authority to reverse a code compliance certificate in order to address an administrative error. The authority had incorrectly issued the code compliance certificate specifically excluding an element of building work that had been approved in the building consent.

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2025/023: Regarding the issue of three code compliance certificates and compliance of items of building work

This determination considers the issue of three separate code compliance certificates, related to three different building consents, for building work to make various alterations and additions to an existing detached dwelling. All three building consents were issued under the Building Act 1991.

This determination considers if the building work complies with the Building Code that applied at the time the building consents were granted.

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2019/030: Regarding the refusal to issue a building consent for invasive investigation of structural steel in an apartment complex

This determination considers the refusal to issue a building consent for investigation and subsequent reinstatement of concrete panels containing potentially corroded structural steel elements. The determination considers the authority’s reasons for refusing to issue the building consent.

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Typical council inspections of a building project

Make sure council inspections are organised on time and understand what to expect.

This information is published by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s Chief Executive. It is a general guide only and, if used, does not relieve any person of the obligation to consider any matter to which the information relates according to the circumstances of the particular case. Expert advice may be required in specific circumstances. Where this information relates to assisting people: