If you damage or destroy a fence, and you’re the person using or living on the land (called an occupier), you have to pay for fixing it. This is true even if the Fencing Act doesn’t say anything about it. You’ll need to pay the full cost of repairing the fence or building a new one to replace what you damaged.
This text is automatically generated. It might be out of date or be missing some parts. Find out more about how we do this.
View the original legislation for this page at https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1986/0120/latest/link.aspx?id=DLM21867.
If any fence is damaged or destroyed in circumstances in which, apart from this Act, an occupier would be liable therefor, he shall be liable for the whole cost of making good the fence.
