2005/109: Single means of escape from a high-rise apartment building
- Abbreviation
- 2005/109
- Valid from
- 22/07/2005
- Information provider
- Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
- Information type
- Determination
- Format
Description
This is a determination of a dispute referred to the Chief Executive of the Department of Building and Housing under section 17 of the Building Act 1991 as amended by section 424 of the Building Act 2004.
The applicant was the Fire Service and the other parties were the owner and the territorial authority.
The matter for determination is whether a new apartment building with a single means of escape from fire complies with clauses C2 and C3 of the building code. (Note these are prior to Fire clause amendments in 2012)