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Building Act 2004

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

133AMC: Extension of qualifying deadlines by Order in Council

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"The government can delay deadlines for fixing earthquake-damaged buildings for up to two years."

The Governor-General can extend deadlines for fixing earthquake-prone buildings by Order in Council. You can find more information about this in section 402. The Minister must recommend this extension before the deadline expires.

The deadlines can be extended by up to two years, but only once. This means that if a deadline is extended, it cannot be extended again.

This rule will stop being part of the law on 2 April 2028.

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

133AMCExtension of qualifying deadlines by Order in Council

  1. The Governor-General may, by Order in Council made under section 402 on the recommendation of the Minister, extend all of the deadlines under both sections 133AMA and 133AMB before expiry of the deadline to be extended.

  2. The deadlines under sections 133AMA and 133AMB may be extended once only by a period not exceeding 2 years.

  3. This section is repealed on 2 April 2028.

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