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2019/017: Regarding a notice to fix and whether a structure on a trailer is a vehicle or a building

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Determination 2019/017[PDF 256 KB]

 

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Date issued
17 May 2019
Primary topic:
Building Act Interpretation
Council:
Hurunui District Council
Section of the Building Act:
40

Summary

Note: The decisions in this determination were reversed on appeal to the District Court. See: Alan Dall v MBIE (District Court, Christchurch, 19 February 2020, CIV-2019-085-000404).

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This determination considers whether a unit on a trailer is a building for the purposes of the Building Act, and whether the authority was correct to issue a notice to fix in relation to this. The determination discusses the definitions of building and vehicle under section 8 of the Building Act. 

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