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8: Fence not to encroach without consent or court order
or “You need permission or a court order to build a fence on someone else's land”
You could also call this:

“Neighbours must split the cost of building a fence between their properties”

If you and your neighbour have lands next to each other without a good enough fence between them, you both have to pay the same amount for work on a fence. This is what the law says, unless the court decides something different or there are other rules in this Act that say otherwise.

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Next up: 9A: Contributions where Building Act 2004 requires pool to have means of restricting access

or “Pool owners pay for extra fencing needed to keep pools safe”
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Part 3 Liability for work on a fence

9Adjoining occupiers to share cost of fencing

  1. Subject to the provisions of this Act, and to any order of the court made under this Act, the occupiers of adjoining lands not divided by an adequate fence are liable to contribute in equal proportions to work on a fence.

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  • 1908 No 61 s 11