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Building Act 2004

Building - Special provisions for earthquake-prone buildings - Remediation of earthquake-prone buildings

133AMA: Deadline for completing seismic work on or after 2 April 2024

You could also call this:

"Finish seismic work on your building by the deadline, which is 2 April 2024 or later"

If you own a building or part of a building that needs seismic work, this law applies to you. You must complete the seismic work on or before a certain deadline. The deadline is the later of two dates: four years after the original deadline, or the date to which that deadline is extended by an Order in Council, as referred to in section 133AMC.

You need to know what a relevant EPB notice is. It is the current or most recent notice for your building or part of the building. It can also include a reissued notice, for example, if an extension was granted under section 133AO or clause 2 of Schedule 1AA.

If you have a relevant EPB notice, you must complete the seismic work by the deadline.

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Special provisions for earthquake-prone buildings: Remediation of earthquake-prone buildings

133AMADeadline for completing seismic work on or after 2 April 2024

  1. This section applies if the owner of a building or part of a building is required (as a result of a relevant EPB notice issued before the commencement of this section) to complete seismic work on the building or part on or after 2 April 2024.

  2. The owner of a building or part of a building that is subject to a relevant EPB notice specified in subsection (1) must complete seismic work on the building or part on or before the deadline specified in this section.

  3. The deadline is the latter of—

  4. 4 years after the deadline specified in the relevant EPB notice:
    1. the date to which that deadline is extended by Order in Council referred to in section 133AMC.

      1. In this section, relevant EPB notice—

      2. means the current or most recent EPB notice for the building or part of the building as at the commencement of this section; and
        1. includes a reissued EPB notice, for example, as a result of an extension granted under section 133AO or under clause 2 of Schedule 1AA.

          Notes
          • Section 133AMA: inserted, on , by section 17 of the Building (Earthquake-prone Building Deadlines and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2024 (2024 No 49).