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This determination considers whether some of the fixings in the subfloor framing to a house meet Building Code Clause B1 Structure. The house was built under a building consent in respect of work described in a national multiple-use approval issued under section 30F of the Act. The matters in dispute arise from the on-site substitution of galvanised rolled steel bearers that have a different profile to that described in the building consent, and the location of bolt fixings that connect the steel bearers to the timber piles.

This determination considers the code compliance of large toilet paper dispensers installed in prefabricated public toilets - the location of the dispensers differs from that shown in the relevant Acceptable Solution.  The prefabricated toilets are built under a consent issued at the point of manufacture and relocated throughout the country using a separate buidling consent for the site installation.

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.

This determination considers the decision by the authority to refuse to grant a building consent for work to disestablish an existing sprinkler system. The authority considered that there were outstanding issues regarding the fire load within the building, the proposed replacement warning system, and the fire rating requirements for the building. The determination discusses the outstanding issues at the time the building consent was refused, and the refusal letter issued by the authority.

This determination considers compliance of building work that encroached across the boundary between two properties with Building Code Clauses B1 Structure, B2 Durability and C3 Fire affecting areas beyond the fire source. The determination also considers the authority’s decisions to grant the original building consent, an amendment to that consent, and subsequent issue of the code compliance certificate, and the authority’s alleged failure to issue a notice to fix.

This determination considers whether there was sufficient evidence provided in a building consent application for the authority to grant the consent under section 49 of the Act where half of a duplex is proposed to be demolished. The determination considered whether the proposed building work complies with Clauses B1, B2, C3, E2, and H1 of the Building Code.

This determination relates to a notice to fix where the authority considered that building work had been undertaken without a building consent and not in accordance with the building code, breaching Sections 40 and 17 of the Building Act 2004. The determination considers whether the building work was exempt from the requirement to obtain building consent, and discusses the remedies provided for in the notice.

This determination concerns two notices to fix: one issued in relation to foundations and flooring constructed for a shed without building consent and the other for work to reclad a relocated house. The determination discusses the scope of the building work covered by the building consent for the relocated house, the extent of compliance required by the Act, and whether the building work complies.