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Determination and decisions relating to a building affected by emergency

The Building Act 2004 includes powers for the management of buildings located in a designated area following an emergency. Some of these powers can be the subject of a determination.

2022 Building Code update outcomes announced

The 2022 Building Code consultation included proposed changes for plumbing and drainage, and protection from fire, as well as already-announced changes to lead in plumbing products and the structural stability of hollow-core floors.

2024/037: The authority’s decisions to issue two notices to fix.

This determination considers the authority’s decisions to issue two notices to fix to the owner. The notices were issued in relation to several structures at the owner’s property, as well as sanitary fixtures located in the garage and carport, and for a change of use of the garage. The determination considers whether there were grounds to issue the notices to fix, the form and content of the notices (including the remedies), and the application of section 167 of the Building Act 2004.

About this document

1st edition, amendment 6

All of the Acceptable Solutions and Verification Methods relating to G9 are contained in one document.

  • Defines the terms ‘electrical installation’, ‘electrical supply stream’ and ‘essential service’.
  • G9/VM1 references the documents that can be accepted as verifying compliance with G9, including within domestic dwellings.
  • G9/AS1 provides a design solution for accessible light switches and plug sockets. 

Cited content in this document can be found on the Building CodeHub website.

Designated areas for building emergency management

The Building Act provides a system for managing buildings that are in an area that has been affected by an emergency.

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: