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Building Act 2004

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

133AMB: Deadline for completing seismic work required on or after commencement of this section

You could also call this:

"When you must finish seismic work on your building"

If you own a building that needs seismic work, this law applies to you. You must complete the seismic work by a certain deadline. The deadline depends on where your building is and what type of building it is, with different deadlines for areas of low, medium, or high seismic risk.

You have a certain number of years to complete the work, which starts from the date you got your first EPB notice. For example, in an area of low seismic risk, you have 35 years to complete the work. In areas of medium or high seismic risk, the deadline is shorter, and it also depends on whether your building is a priority building or not.

If your building is a heritage building, you might be able to get an extension on the deadline under section 133AO. The deadline can also be extended by an Order in Council made in accordance with section 133AMC.

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

133AMBDeadline for completing seismic work required on or after commencement of this section

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

  2. The owner of the building or part of the building must complete seismic work on the building or part on or before the deadline referred to in this section.

  3. The deadline is the expiry of whichever of the following periods, as measured from the date of the first EPB notice issued for the building or the part of the building (rather than any replacement EPB notice), is applicable:

  4. in an area of low seismic risk, 35 years for any building; and
    1. in an area of medium seismic risk, 12 years and 6 months for a priority building and 25 years for any other building; and
      1. in an area of high seismic risk, 7 years and 6 months for a priority building and 15 years for any other building.

        1. However, if the building or part of the building is a heritage building for which an extension is granted under section 133AO, the deadline is the expiry of the period of the extension, as measured from the deadline that would apply under subsection (3) if no extension were granted.

        2. The deadline referred to in subsection (3) may be extended by Order in Council made in accordance with section 133AMC.

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