Description

The application arose from a dispute about the refusal of the territorial authority to issue a code compliance certificate for certain building work inspected but not certified by a building certifier at Whananaki North Road, Hikurangi.

The matters to determine were:

• Whether or to what extent certain items of building work complied with the Building Code, and
• Whether the territorial authority’s decision to refuse to grant a code compliance certificate in respect of each such item should be confirmed, reversed, or modified.

Scope

The application arose from a dispute about the refusal of the territorial authority to issue a code compliance certificate for certain building work.

The owner identified the matter of doubt or dispute submitted for determination as 'The Council refuses to give Code of Compliance' and refered to an attachment, which outlined the sequence of events.

The matters to determine were:

• Whether or to what extent certain items of building work comply with the Building Code (the First Schedule to the Building Regulations 1992), and
• Whether the territorial authority's decision to refuse to grant a code compliance certificate in respect of each such item should be confirmed, modified or revoked.