Description

The dispute for determination was whether the territorial authority's decision to decline to issue a code compliance certificate for 3 to 7-year-old alterations and additions to an existing house because it was not satisfied that the building work complied with clause B2 - Durability of the Building Code was correct.

The question to be determined was whether certain building elements, which have 5 and 15-year durability requirements, complied with clause B2 of the Building Code considering the time that had elapsed since the elements were constructed.