This page contains different parts of laws about Housing and property.
121A: Register of building societies
121C: Registrar may require document to be registrable or otherwise comply before registration
121D: When documents are registered
121E: Alterations to register
121F: Inspection of register
121G: Obtaining certified copy or extract from register
5A: Certain excluded long fixed-term tenancies remain subject to repealed sections of Property Law Act 1952
HG 7: Disposal of depreciable property
95A: Refusal to issue code compliance certificate
99A: Refusal of application for certificate of acceptance
104A: Territorial authority must issue statement in relation to compliance schedule
133A: Dams to which subpart 7 provisions apply
150A: Annual dam compliance certificate requirements not to apply to accredited dam owner
153A: Meaning of earthquake-prone dam and flood-prone dam
249A: Fees for audits
257A: Fees for audits
262A: Fees for audits
282A: Purposes of licensing building practitioners
CB 10: Disposal within 10 years: land development or subdivision business
CB 11: Disposal within 10 years of improvement: building business
CB 14: Disposal: amount from land affected by change and not already in income
CB 15: Transactions between associated persons
CB 16: Residential exclusion from sections CB 6 to CB 11
CB 18: Residential exclusion from section CB 14
CC 2: Non-compliance with covenant for repair
CW 6: Payments of interest: farm mortgages
CZ 20: Disposal of personal property lease asset under specified lease
DB 18: Transaction costs: leases
DB 21: Amounts paid for non-compliance with covenant for repair
DB 22: Amounts paid for non-compliance and change in use
DF 2: Repayment of grant-related suspensory loans
DO 10: Farming or horticulture expenditure of lessor or sublessor
DP 10: Cost of acquiring timber or right to take timber: other cases
DZ 6: Partnership interests and disposal of part of asset before 16 December 1991
EE 4: Ownership of lessee’s improvements: lessee
EE 5: Ownership of lessee’s improvements: other person
EE 67: Other definitions
EI 5: Amount paid to lessor for non-compliance with covenant for repair
EI 6: Amount paid for non-compliance: when lessor ceases to own land
EI 8: Disposal of land to the Crown
EJ 11: Amount paid by lessee for non-compliance with covenant for repair
FA 15: Treatment when agreement ends: seller acquiring property
FB 3: Land acquired for certain purposes or under certain conditions
FB 4: Land under scheme for major development or division
FB 5: Disposal of land
FB 7: Land with standing timber
FC 2: Transfer at market value
FC 3: Property transferred to spouse, civil union partner, or de facto partner
FC 5: Land transferred to close relatives
FO 17: Land
HC 4: Corpus of trust
LZ 8: Meaning of home vendor mortgage
LZ 9: Savings in special home ownership accounts
Schedule 13: Depreciable land improvements
CB 23B: Land partially disposed of or disposed of with other land
CB 23B: Land partially disposed of or disposed of with other land
62H: Grounds and terms and conditions of exemption
8: Act binds the Crown
22: Minister is territorial authority in certain cases
106: Policy on development contributions or financial contributions
109: Rates remission policy
132: Eligibility to vote in referendum
140: Restrictions on disposal of endowment property
141: Conditions applying to sale or exchange of endowment property
143: Outline of Part
146: Specific bylaw-making powers of territorial authorities
152: Effect of Building Act 2004 on bylaws
163: Removal of works in breach of bylaws
168: Power to dispose of property seized and impounded
173: Power of entry in cases of emergency
181: Construction of works on private land
183: Removal of fire hazards
185: Occupier may act if owner of premises makes default
186: Local authority may execute works if owner or occupier defaults
186: Local authority may execute works if owner or occupier defaults
188: Liability for payments in respect of private land
189: Power to acquire land
190: Compensation payable by local authority for land taken or injuriously affected
197: Interpretation
198: Power to require contributions for developments
198: Power to require contributions for developments
199: Basis on which development contributions may be required
199: Basis on which development contributions may be required
200: Limitations applying to requirement for development contribution
201: Contents of development contributions policy
202: Contents of section 201 schedule
203: Maximum development contributions not to be exceeded
204: Use of development contributions by territorial authority
205: Use of development contributions for reserves
206: Alternative uses of development contributions for reserves
207: Power to use money collected and held under Local Government Act 1974 or Resource Management Act 1991
208: Powers of territorial authority if development contributions not paid or made
208: Powers of territorial authority if development contributions not paid or made
209: Refund of money and return of land if development does not proceed
209: Refund of money and return of land if development does not proceed
210: Refund of money or return of land if not applied to specified reserve purposes
215: Application for removal order
220: Compliance with removal order
222: Provisions of Resource Management Act 1991 and Building Act 2004 continue to apply
223: Relationship with Fencing Act 1978
227: Offences relating to water meters
228: Offences relating to water races
230: Offences by occupiers
290: Development contributions
303: Public Bodies Leases Act 1969
304: Sale of land purchased for commercial or industrial purposes
1: Short Title and commencement
4: Act not to interfere with agreements
4: Act not to interfere with agreements
5: Fencing covenants and agreements registrable
5: Fencing covenants and agreements registrable
6: Registration of fencing covenants to expire after 12 years
6: Registration of fencing covenants to expire after 12 years
7: Creation of fencing covenants
7: Creation of fencing covenants
8: Fence not to encroach without consent or court order
8: Fence not to encroach without consent or court order
9: Adjoining occupiers to share cost of fencing
9: Adjoining occupiers to share cost of fencing
9A: Contributions where Building Act 2004 requires pool to have means of restricting access
9A: Contributions where Building Act 2004 requires pool to have means of restricting access
10: Notice to do work to be given
10: Notice to do work to be given
11: Objections to proposed fence
11: Objections to proposed fence
13: Where notices vary
13: Where notices vary
14: Provision for doing work
14: Provision for doing work
15: Effect of change of occupier
15: Effect of change of occupier
16: Contribution where immediate work required
16: Contribution where immediate work required
17: Liability for damage caused by occupier
17: Liability for damage caused by occupier
18: Person taking advantage of fence
18: Person taking advantage of fence
19: Fence erected when occupier of adjoining land exempt from liability therefor
19: Fence erected when occupier of adjoining land exempt from liability therefor
20: Crown tenant's option
20: Crown tenant's option
21: Give and take fence
21: Give and take fence
23: Proceedings to be in accordance with District Court Act 2016
23: Proceedings to be in accordance with District Court Act 2016
24: Jurisdiction of the court
24: Jurisdiction of the court
24A: Jurisdiction of Disputes Tribunal
24A: Jurisdiction of Disputes Tribunal
25: Power to come in and defend proceedings
25: Power to come in and defend proceedings
26: Right of persons constructing fences to enter on adjoining land
26: Right of persons constructing fences to enter on adjoining land
28: Repeals and savings
28: Repeals and savings
Schedule 1: Forms
Schedule 1: Forms
Schedule 2: Specimen types of fence
Schedule 2: Specimen types of fence
Schedule 3: Enactments repealed
Schedule 3: Enactments repealed
402A: Chief executive must review regulations made under section 402(1)(kb)
2A: Successors
3A: Person acting under resource consent with permission
5: Purpose
6: Matters of national importance
10B: Certain existing building works allowed
10B: Certain existing building works allowed
11: Restrictions on subdivision of land
16: Duty to avoid unreasonable noise
31: Functions of territorial authorities under this Act
36: Administrative charges
37: Power of waiver and extension of time limits
76: District rules
77: Rules about esplanade reserves on subdivision and road stopping
85: Environment Court may give directions in respect of land subject to controls
96: Making submissions
106: Consent authority may refuse subdivision consent in certain circumstances
109: Special provisions in respect of bonds or covenants
111: Use of financial contributions
122: Consents not real or personal property
125: Lapsing of consents
134: Land use and subdivision consents attach to land
139A: Consent authorities to issue existing use certificates
166: Definitions
168: Notice of requirement to territorial authority
174: Appeals
184A: Lapsing of designations of territorial authority in its own district
185: Environment Court may order taking of land
186: Compulsory acquisition powers
187: Meaning of heritage order and heritage protection authority
188: Application to become heritage protection authority
193: Effect of heritage order
193A: Land subject to existing heritage order or designation
194: Interim effect of requirement
197: Compulsory acquisition powers
198: Environment Court may order land taken, etc
218: Meaning of subdivision of land
218: Meaning of subdivision of land
219: Information to accompany applications for subdivision consents
220: Condition of subdivision consents
221: Territorial authority to issue a consent notice
222: Completion certificates
223: Approval of survey plan by territorial authority
224: Restrictions upon deposit of survey plan
224: Restrictions upon deposit of survey plan
225: Agreement to sell land or building before deposit of plan
225: Agreement to sell land or building before deposit of plan
226: Restrictions upon issue of certificates of title for subdivision
226: Restrictions upon issue of certificates of title for subdivision
226A: Savings in respect of cross leases, company leases, and retirement village leases
227: Cancellation of prior approvals
228: Subdivision by the Crown
229: Purposes of esplanade reserves and esplanade strips
230: Requirement for esplanade reserves or esplanade strips
231: Esplanade reserves to vest on subdivision
233: Effect of change to boundary of esplanade strip
236: Where land previously set aside or reserved
237: Approval of survey plans where esplanade reserve or esplanade strips required
237A: Vesting of land in common marine and coastal area or bed of lake or river
237E: Compensation for taking of esplanade reserves or strips on allotments of less than 4 hectares
237F: Compensation for taking of esplanade reserves or strips on allotments of 4 hectares or more
237G: Compensation
237H: Valuation
238: Vesting of roads
239: Vesting of reserves or other land
240: Covenant against transfer of allotments
241: Amalgamation of allotments
242: Prior registered instruments protected
243: Survey plan approved subject to grant or reservation of easements
243: Survey plan approved subject to grant or reservation of easements
244: Company leases and cross leases
244: Company leases and cross leases
246: Restrictions on deposit of plan of survey for reclamation
315: Compliance with enforcement order
355: Vesting of reclaimed land
355B: Enforcement powers against unlawful reclamations
360: Regulations
365: Meaning of permission
390A: Appeals
402: Existing subdivision approvals
404: Existing applications for approval
405: Transitional provisions for subdivisions
406: Grounds of refusal of subdivision consent
407: Subdivision consent conditions
408: Existing approvals for unit plans, cross lease plans, and company lease plans
409: Financial contributions for developments
410: Existing developments
411: Restriction on imposition of conditions as to financial contributions
411: Restriction on imposition of conditions as to financial contributions
412: Expiry of certain sections
417: Permits over land other than that of holders to be produced in Land Transfer Office
36AA: Local authority policy on discounting administrative charges
86E: Local authorities must identify rules having early or delayed legal effect
87G: Environment Court determines application
149U: Consideration of matter by Environment Court
195A: Alteration of heritage order
198K: Environment Court decides
Schedule 10: Requirements for instruments creating esplanade strips and access strips
30A: National multiple-use approval establishes compliance with building code
30B: How to apply for national multiple-use approval
30C: Applications for national multiple-use approval relating to design work that is restricted building work
30D: Chief executive must decide whether to accept, for processing, application for national multiple-use approval
30E: Processing application for national multiple-use approval
30F: Issue of national multiple-use approval
30G: Refusal to issue national multiple-use approval
30H: Suspension or revocation of national multiple-use approval
45A: Minor variations to building consents
45B: Changes to plans and specifications that have national multiple-use approval
22A: Owners of land not responsible for maintenance
23A: Line owner must give written notice of intention to maintain or complete existing works
23C: Notice in emergencies
23D: Land owner may set reasonable conditions on line owner's entry
23E: Agreements preserved
23F: Disputes about land access
57: Compensation for damage
79: Exemption for domestic electrical wiring work
80: Exemption for maintenance of domestic appliances
83: Power of entry
159: Conditions relating to power to enter land or premises
179: Certificate of compliance where prescribed electrical work covered by building consent
2: Commencement
3: Purposes
4: Principles to be applied in performing functions or duties, or exercising powers, under this Act
5: Overview
6: Act binds the Crown
7: Interpretation
8: Building: what it means and includes
9: Building: what it does not include
10: Meaning of allotment
10: Meaning of allotment
11: Role of chief executive
12: Role of building consent authority and territorial authority
13: Role of regional authority
14: Roles of building consent authorities, territorial authorities, and regional authorities in relation to dams
15: Outline of this Part
16: Building code: purpose
17: All building work must comply with building code
18: Building work not required to achieve performance criteria additional to or more restrictive than building code
19: How compliance with building code is established
20: Regulations may specify that there is only 1 means of complying with building code
21: What happens if regulations specifying that there is only 1 means of complying with building code are made or not made
22: Acceptable solution or verification method for use in establishing compliance with building code
23: Effect of acceptable solution or verification method
24: Chief executive may amend or revoke acceptable solution or verification method
25: Content of acceptable solution or verification method
25A: Acceptable solutions and verification methods to be available on Ministry's Internet site
26: Chief executive may issue warning about, or ban use of, building products or building methods
27: Offence to use building product or building method in breach of ban under section 26
28: Limits on certain powers of building consent authority in cases involving bans under section 26
29: Procedural requirements for acceptable solutions, verification methods, warnings, and bans
30: Procedural requirements for urgent acceptable solutions, verification methods, warnings, and bans
31: Building consent authority must apply for project information memorandum
32: Owner may apply for project information memorandum
33: Content of application
34: Issue of project information memorandum
35: Content of project information memorandum
36: Territorial authority may issue development contribution notice
37: Territorial authority must issue certificate if resource consent required
38: Territorial authority must give copy of project information memorandum in certain circumstances
39: Territorial authority must advise Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga in certain circumstances
40: Building work not to be carried out without consent
41: Building consent not required in certain cases
42: Owner must apply for certificate of acceptance if building work carried out urgently
43: Building consent not required for energy work
44: When to apply for building consent
45: How to apply for building consent
46: Copy of certain applications for building consent must be provided to Fire and Emergency New Zealand
47: Fire and Emergency New Zealand may give advice on applications under section 46
48: Processing application for building consent
49: Grant of building consent
50: Refusal of application for building consent
51: Issue of building consent
52: Lapse of building consent
53: Applicant for building consent liable to pay levy
54: Building consent authority must advise applicant of amount of levy payable
55: Exemption from levy
56: Payment of levy sufficient unless estimated value of building work changes
57: Payment of levy if building work completed in stages
58: Liability to pay levy: building consent authority
59: Liability to pay levy: territorial authority
60: Territorial authority may retain part of levy
61: Chief executive may recover unpaid levies from territorial authority
62: Territorial authority may recover unpaid levies from applicant for building consent
63: Chief executive may obtain information in order to assess amount of levy payable
64: Audit of issue of building consents for purpose of ascertaining payment of levy
66: Chief executive must review levy
67: Territorial authority may grant building consent subject to waivers or modifications of building code
68: Territorial authority must notify chief executive if waiver or modification granted
69: Waiver or modification may only be granted by chief executive in certain cases
70: Applications relating to energy work
71: Building on land subject to natural hazards
71: Building on land subject to natural hazards
72: Building consent for building on land subject to natural hazards must be granted in certain cases
72: Building consent for building on land subject to natural hazards must be granted in certain cases
73: Conditions on building consents granted under section 72
74: Steps after notification
74: Steps after notification
75: Construction of building on 2 or more allotments
75: Construction of building on 2 or more allotments
76: Exemption from section 75
76: Exemption from section 75
77: Building consent must not be granted until condition is imposed under section 75
78: Registrar-General of Land must record entry on record of title when certificate is lodged under section 77
79: Effect of entry recorded on record of title
79: Effect of entry recorded on record of title
80: Records of title for 2 or more allotments subject to registered instrument
81: Mortgage or charge has priority over registered instrument
82: Registrar-General of Land may require preparation of plan
82: Registrar-General of Land may require preparation of plan
83: Owner may apply for entry to be removed
83: Owner may apply for entry to be removed
84: Licensed building practitioner must carry out or supervise restricted building work
85: Offences relating to carrying out or supervising restricted building work
86: Offence to engage another person to carry out or supervise restricted building work if person is not licensed building practitioner
87: Owner must notify names of licensed building practitioners engaged in restricted building work
88: Licensed building practitioner to provide record of work in respect of restricted building work
89: Licensed building practitioner must notify building consent authority of breaches of building consent
90: Inspections by building consent authorities
91: Building consent authority that grants building consent to issue code compliance certificate
92: Application for code compliance certificate
93: Time in which building consent authority must decide whether to issue code compliance certificate
94: Matters for consideration by building consent authority in deciding issue of code compliance certificate
95: Issue of code compliance certificate
96: Territorial authority may issue certificate of acceptance in certain circumstances
97: How to apply for certificate of acceptance
98: Processing application for certificate of acceptance
99: Issue of certificate of acceptance
100: Requirement for compliance schedule
101: Owner must comply with requirement for compliance schedule
102: When compliance schedule must be issued
103: Content of compliance schedule
104: Building consent authority must notify territorial authority of issue of compliance schedule
105: Obligations of owner if compliance schedule is issued
106: Application by owner for amendment to compliance schedule
107: Territorial authority may amend compliance schedule on own initiative
108: Annual building warrant of fitness
109: Territorial authority must consider recommendation to amend compliance schedule
110: Owner must obtain reports on compliance schedule
111: Inspections by territorial authority
112: Alterations to existing buildings
113: Buildings with specified intended lives
114: Owner must give notice of change of use, extension of life, or subdivision of buildings
115: Code compliance requirements: change of use
116: Code compliance requirements: extension of life
116A: Code compliance requirements: subdivision
116A: Code compliance requirements: subdivision
116B: Offence to use building for use for which it is not safe or not sanitary, or if it has inadequate means of escape from fire
117: Definition for sections 118 to 120
118: Access and facilities for persons with disabilities to and within buildings
119: Acceptable solution for requirements of persons with disabilities
120: Symbols of access must be displayed
121: Meaning of dangerous building
122: Meaning of earthquake-prone building
123: Meaning of insanitary building
124: Dangerous, affected, or insanitary buildings: powers of territorial authority
125: Requirements for notice requiring building work or restricting entry
126: Territorial authority may carry out work
127: Building work includes demolition of building
128: Prohibition on using dangerous, affected, or insanitary building
129: Measures to avoid immediate danger or to fix insanitary conditions
130: Territorial authority must apply to District Court for confirmation of warrant
131: Territorial authority must adopt policy on dangerous and insanitary buildings
132: Adoption and review of policy
133: Application of this subpart to dams
134: When owner must classify dam
135: Owner must provide classification of, and certificate for, dam to regional authority
136: Regional authority must decide whether to approve or refuse dam classification
137: Dam classification provided to regional authority by accredited dam owner deemed to have been approved
138: Regional authority must require re-audit of dam classification that it refuses to approve
139: Owner must review dam classification
141: Content of dam safety assurance programme
142: Owner must provide dam safety assurance programme to regional authority
143: Regional authority must decide whether to approve or refuse dam safety assurance programme
144: Dam safety assurance programme provided to regional authority by accredited dam owner deemed to have been approved
145: Regional authority must require re-audit of dam safety assurance programme that it refuses to approve
146: Review of dam safety assurance programme
147: Requirements of sections 140 to 142 relate to amendments to dam safety assurance programme
148: Obligations of owner in relation to dam safety assurance programme
149: Who is recognised engineer
150: Owner of dam must supply annual dam compliance certificate
153: Meaning of dangerous dam
154: Powers of regional authorities in respect of dangerous dams
155: Requirements for notice given under section 154
156: Regional authority may carry out work
157: Measures to avoid immediate danger
158: Regional authority must apply to District Court for confirmation of warrant
159: Building work includes decommissioning and demolition of dam
160: Power of regional authority not limited
161: Regional authority must adopt policy on dangerous dams, earthquake-prone dams, and flood-prone dams
163: Definitions for this subpart
164: Issue of notice to fix
165: Form and content of notice to fix
166: Special provisions for notices to fix from building consent authority
167: Inspection of building work under notice to fix
168: Offence not to comply with notice to fix
169: Chief executive must monitor current and emerging trends in building design, etc, and must report annually to Minister
170: Chief executive must consult in performing certain functions
171: Chief executive may seek advice from building advisory panel
172: Appointment of building advisory panel
173: Function of panel
175: Chief executive may publish guidance information
176: Meaning of party
177: Application for determination
178: Requirements for application for determination
179: Chief executive may refuse application for determination
181: Chief executive may make determination on own initiative
182: No proceedings until determination made
183: Decision or exercise of power suspended until determination made
184: Chief executive must decide whether to make determination
185: When determination must be completed
187: Chief executive may engage persons to assist with determination
188: Determination by chief executive
189: Clarification of determination
190: Parties' costs
191: Chief executive may enter person's name in register of building consent authorities
192: Criteria for registration
193: Effect of registration
194: Application for registration
195: Chief executive must decide application for registration
196: Registration continuous so long as person meets criteria for registration
197: Consequences of failure to meet criteria for registration
198: Effect of suspension
199: Offence to perform functions of building consent authority if not authorised
200: Interpretation
201: Grounds for disciplinary action
202: Complaints may be made to chief executive
204: Special powers of chief executive for monitoring performance of functions under this Act
205: Limits on power to enter land or building
208: Appeals to District Court
209: Procedure for commencing appeal
212: Territorial authority must act as building consent authority for its district
213: Territorial authority may make arrangements relating to functions of building consent authority
214: How liability apportioned if territorial authority makes arrangements relating to functions of building consent authority
215: Territorial authority must gain accreditation and be registered
216: Territorial authority must keep information about buildings
217: Access to certain information kept by territorial authority
218: Territorial authority must provide information to chief executive for purpose of facilitating performance of chief executive's function under sections 169 and 169A
219: Territorial authority may impose fee or charge and must collect levy
220: Territorial authority may carry out building work on default
221: Recovery of costs when territorial authority carries out work on default
222: Inspections by territorial authority
223: Duty to assist inspections
224: Warrant must be produced
225: Offence to impersonate authorised officer
226: Restriction on entry to household unit
227: District Court may authorise entry to household unit
228: Authorised officer must give notice to occupier of household unit
229: Authorisation of enforcement officers
230: Conditions of authorisation
231: Offence to impersonate enforcement officer
232: Delegation of powers by territorial authority and its officers
233: Transfer of functions, duties, or powers of territorial authority
235: Territorial authorities may agree on terms of transfer
237: Application of subpart
238: Duties of building consent authority
239: Building consent authority must provide information to chief executive
240: Building consent authority may impose fee or charge and must collect levy
241: Regional authority must gain accreditation and be registered
242: Regional authority must provide information to chief executive
243: Regional authorities may impose fee or charge and recover costs, and must collect levy
248: Chief executive may appoint building consent accreditation body
249: Requirements for building consent accreditation body
250: Accreditation
251: Criteria for accreditation
252: Scope of accreditation of building consent authority that is not territorial authority
253: Application for accreditation
254: Revocation of accreditation
255: Building consent accreditation body must notify chief executive of grant and revocation of accreditation
257: Requirements for dam owner accreditation body
258: Accreditation
259: Revocation of accreditation
261: Chief executive may appoint product certification accreditation body
262: Requirements for product certification accreditation body
263: Accreditation of product certification body
264: Suspension or revocation of accreditation
265: Application for accreditation
266: Suspension or revocation of accreditation
267: Product certification accreditation body must notify chief executive of grant, suspension, lifting of suspension, or revocation of accreditation
268: Application for product certificate
269: Product certificates
270: Annual review of product certificate
271: Suspension or revocation of product certificate
272: Notification to chief executive by registered PCB
273: Chief executive must keep registers
274: Purpose of registers
275: Content of register of building consent authorities
276: Review of territorial authorities
277: Non-performance by territorial authority
279: Effect of appointment
282: Definitions for this Part
283: Specified procedure for making decisions
284: Other procedure for making decisions
285: Licensing classes may be designated by regulations
286: Entitlement to be licensed
288: Registrar to license applicant or decline application
289: Duty to produce evidence of being licensed
291: Automatic licensing of people registered under other enactments
292: Licensed building practitioner must meet applicable minimum standards for licensing to continue
293: Consequences of failure to meet applicable minimum standards for licensing
296: Voluntary licensing suspension
297: Effect of licensing suspension
298: Register of licensed building practitioners
299: Purpose of register
300: Form of register
301: Matters to be contained in register
305: Search of register
306: Search criteria
309: Search fees
310: Appointment of Registrar of Licensed Building Practitioners
311: Functions of Registrar
314: Offences relating to licensing
315: Complaints about licensed building practitioners
316: Board must investigate complaints
317: Grounds for discipline of licensed building practitioners
320: Payment and application of charges, fines, and other money
330: Right of appeal
334: Actions to have effect pending determination of appeal
335: Procedure on appeal
336: Appeal authority's decision final
338: Orders as to costs
340: Appeal on question of law
341: Establishment of Board
342: Capacity and powers
343: Board's functions
353: Rules relating to licensed building practitioners
354: Chief executive to prepare proposed rules
355: Particular requirements for preparation of rules containing LBP standards
356: Rules to be approved by Board
357: Revision of rules
359: Requirements of sections 355 to 358 relate to amendments and revocations by Board
361: Rules made when approved by Minister
362: Status of rules
362W: Premises in respect of which duty arises under section 363
363: Protecting safety of members of public using premises open to public or intended for public use
363A: Public use of premises may be allowed before issue of code compliance certificate in some circumstances
363B: Application of section 363 to building work where consent granted, or work begun, before 31 March 2005
363C: Section 363 does not apply to building work commenced before 31 March 2005
364: Offence for residential property developer to transfer household unit without code compliance certificate
365: Offence to fail to comply with direction of authorised person
366: Offence to impersonate building consent authority or regional authority, etc
367: Offence to obstruct execution of powers under this Act
368: Offence to remove or deface notices
369: Offence to make false or misleading statement
370: Interpretation
372: Issue of infringement notices
374: Payment of infringement fees
377: Filing charging document
378: Time limit for filing charging document
379: Offence under more than 1 enactment
380: What constitutes continuing offence
381: District Court may grant injunctions for certain continuing breaches
382: Terms of injunction or order
383: District Court may direct chief executive to make determination
385: Application of section 381 to Crown organisation
388: Strict liability and defences
390: Civil proceedings may not be brought against chief executive, employees, etc
391: Civil proceedings against building consent authorities
392: Building consent authority not liable
393: Limitation defences
395: Notices in relation to Māori land
396: Application of sections 397 to 399
397: Implied warranties for building work in relation to household units
398: Proceedings for breach of warranties may be taken by person who was not party to contract for building work
399: Person may not give away benefit of warranties
400: Regulations: building code
401: Regulations: acceptable solutions, verifications, etc, that must be complied with in order to comply with building code
402: Regulations: general
403: Consultation requirements for making certain regulations and other Orders in Council
404: Certain regulations must not come into force earlier than specified date
405: Incorporation of material by reference into certain instruments, solutions, and methods
406: Effect of amendments to, or replacement of, material incorporated by reference
407: Proof of material incorporated by reference
410: Access to material incorporated by reference
412: Application of Regulations (Disallowance) Act 1989 to material incorporated by reference
413: Application of Standards and Accreditation Act 2015 not affected
414: Amendments to other enactments
415: Repeal
416: Outline of transitional provisions
420: Protection from civil liability for members, building referees, and employees of Authority continued
424: References to Authority
426: Validation of levy
427: Validation of past expenditure of levy
428: Validation of accumulation of levy
429: Transitional provision for matters of doubt or dispute relating to building control under former Act
430: Transitional provision for building levy under former Act
431: Transitional provision for rate of building levy under this Act
432: Transitional provision for certain applications
433: Transitional provision for building consents granted under former Act
434: Transitional provision for certain entries on certificates of title made under former Act
435: Transitional provision for notices issued under former Act
436: Transitional provision for code compliance certificates in respect of building work carried out under building consent granted under former Act
437: Transitional provision for issue of certificate of acceptance
438: Transitional provision for code compliance certificates and compliance schedules issued under former Act
439: Transitional provision for document used in establishing compliance with building code
440: Transitional provision for applications for approval as building certifier under former Act
441: Transitional provision for applications for continuation or renewal of approval as building certifier under former Act
442: Meaning of approved building certifier
443: Approved building certifiers have until 31 May 2006 to apply to be registered as building consent authority
444: What happens if approved building certifier applies to be registered as building consent authority by 31 May 2006
445: What happens if approved building certifier does not apply to be registered as building consent authority by 31 May 2006
446: Certain provisions of former Act apply for purposes of sections 444 and 445
447: Transitional provision for certificate of accreditation issued under former Act
448: Transitional provision for proceedings under former Act
449: Territorial authorities and regional authorities must apply to be registered by 31 May 2006
450: When territorial authority may and must act as building consent authority during transition to this Act
451: Chief executive must review building code
Schedule 2: Buildings in respect of which requirement for provision of access and facilities for persons with disabilities applies
Schedule 4: Enactments amended
3: Property to vest in trustees or their successors
4: Evidence of appointment of trustees
5: Transfer of properties
61A: Trusts for recreational and similar purposes
61A: Trusts for recreational and similar purposes
Schedule 1: Memorandum of appointment of new trustees
Schedule 3: Regulations revoked
Schedule 4: Enactments amended
225A: Registers
5B: Exempt student accommodation
13AB: Address for service
50A: Termination following death of sole tenant
60A: Fixed-term tenancy becomes periodic unless contrary notice given
60B: Tenant must exercise right to renew or extend tenancy not later than 28 days before expiry
60C: Notices and orders continue to apply to renewed or extended tenancies
62A: Disposal of abandoned goods following assessment of market value
62B: Disposal of abandoned goods in accordance with Tribunal order
62C: Application of proceeds of sale and recovery of amount owing
62D: Tenant may claim proceeds of sale
62E: Responsibility of tenant unaffected
62F: Protection from liability
66A: Application of Part
66B: Interpretation for this Part
56: Defence of land or building
58: Exercise of right of way, etc
66C: Content of boarding house tenancy agreements
66D: Bond of 1 week’s rent or less
66E: Outgoings
66F: Tenancy not assignable by tenant
66G: Quiet enjoyment
66H: Landlord’s obligations at start of tenancy
66I: Landlord’s ongoing obligations
66J: Other obligations of landlord
66K: Obligations of tenant
66L: Tenant’s liability for damage caused by others
66M: Tenant’s obligations at end of tenancy
66N: Mitigation of damage or loss
66O: Landlord may make house rules
66P: What tenant may do if he or she objects to house rules
66Q: Landlord has right to enter premises at any time
66R: Landlord’s right to enter boarding room is limited
66S: Notice of entry
66T: Consequence of abuse, or refusal, of right of entry
66U: Termination of tenancy by landlord
66V: When tenant may terminate tenancy
66W: Termination of tenancy on death of sole tenant
66X: Abandonment by tenant
66Y: Possession orders
83A: Referral of complaints to Health and Disability Commissioner
91A: Service on tenants following application
91B: Substituted service, etc
109A: Tribunal may restrain further commissions of unlawful acts
112A: Interpretation
112B: Application for contact information
112C: Application referred to specified agency
112D: Response to applicant
112E: Specified information sent to District Court
112F: Non-disclosure of contact information
136A: Calculation of periods
Schedule 1A: Amounts for unlawful acts
22A: Applications to chief executive for payment of bond without agreement of other party
22B: Applications to, and orders by, Tribunal
22D: Chief executive may take steps to refund bonds
28A: Increase of rent by order in case of unforeseen expenses
59A: Termination where breach renders premises uninhabitable
53A: Special provisions for notice terminating certain student tenancies
16A: Landlord must have agent if out of New Zealand for longer than 21 consecutive days
18A: Landlord must not require security other than permitted bond
16B: Body corporate rules part of tenancy agreement
22C: Payments of bond to be made out of Residential Tenancies Trust Account
22E: MSD may disclose address information for bond refund purposes
24A: Expiry of temporary rent reduction
28B: Effect of rent increases under section 28 or 28A
1: Short Title and commencement
2: Interpretation
3: Registrar of Building Societies
4: Deputy Registrars of Building Societies
5: Official seal
6: Registers to be kept
7: Annual report by Registrar
8: Information as to societies, and inspection of documents kept by Registrars
9: Purpose for which building society may be established
9A: Functions of building societies
9B: Powers of building societies
9C: Ultra vires transactions
9D: Registration of documents not to constitute constructive notice
9E: Dealings between society and other persons
9F: Effect of fraud
10: Permanent and terminating societies
11: Power to raise and repay funds
12: Powers in relation to land
13: Mode of establishing society
14: Registration of rules of society
15: Incorporation of society
16: Appeal against refusal to register
17: Contents of rules
18: Effect of rules
20: Copies of rules to be supplied on request
21: Restriction on registration of names
22: Society to use registered name
24: Members who are not shareholders
25: Members under age of 20
26: Joint shareholders
27: Liability of members
27A: Interpretation
27B: Agreements to purchase shares
27C: Right of purchaser to cancel agreement
27D: Effect of cancellation of agreement
27E: No contracting out
27F: Schedule 7 may be amended
28: Business not to be commenced before incorporation
29: Minimum subscription by founding members
30: Commencement of advertising
31: Commencement of balloting for appropriations
31A: Bonus balloting shares and bonus ballots
32: Union of societies
33: Transfer of engagements
34: Supplementary provisions as to union and transfer of engagements
34A: Power to dispose of part of business undertaking
35: Advances on security of mortgage of land for residential purposes
36: Ordinary limitations on special advances
37: Permission to exceed limit for special advances
38: Permission to make special advance to purchaser of mortgaged property
39: Meaning of member for the purposes of this Part
40: Valuation of security
41: Additional security for advances
42: Record of advances
43: Security taken from third party
44: Arrangement for excess advance in connection with sale of property
45: Implied warranty on advance to purchaser, unless notice given to the contrary
46: Representation as to sufficiency of security
47: Restrictions on second or subsequent mortgages
48: Advance for single premium life policy
49: Restriction on commissions for introduction of mortgage business
50: Provisions as to sale of mortgaged property
51: Limitation on advances on security of members' shares
51A: Advances on security other than mortgage of land or members' shares, or without security
52: Power of Registrar to require actuary's certificate as to appropriations by ballot
53: Memorandum of discharge of mortgage
54: Interpretation
55: Investment and banking of surplus funds
55A: Societies to hold certain public securities
56: Borrowing powers
57: Restrictions on savings bank deposits
57A: Home ownership accounts and farm ownership accounts
58: Interest on deposits
59: Liability for borrowing in excess of powers
60: Assistance to other building societies
61: New investors and depositors to receive copies of accounts
62: Depositor under age of 20
63: Designation of societies for investments by trustees
56A: Investment powers
56B: Borrowing powers
56C: Power to give security
56D: Home ownership accounts and farm ownership accounts
56E: Depositor under age of 20
56F: Designation of societies for investments by trustees
56G: Memorandum of discharge of mortgage
64: Power to order suspension of borrowing and subscriptions for shares
65: Procedure to be followed in making order
66: Provisions consequential on Registrar's order
67: Power to give directions as to advertising
68: Procedure to be followed in giving direction
69: Power to require documents and information
70: Special powers of direction in relation to small societies
71: Supplementary provisions as to small societies
72: Registered office of society
73: Change of registered office
74: Duty to keep register
75: Inspection of register of members
76: Annual general meeting
77: Length of notice of meetings
78: Persons entitled to notice of meetings
79: Proxies
80: Right to demand a poll
81: Special resolutions
82: Notices of special resolutions
83: Directors
84: Giving of security by officers of society
85: Duty of officers to account
86: Disclosure of interest by directors
88: Notice of changes in holding of certain offices
89: Office management
90: Accounting records must be kept
91: Financial reporting
91A: Summary financial statements
92: Half-yearly financial statements must be prepared
93: Form and content of financial statements
94: Offences under sections 90 to 93
95: Directors' report
96: Distribution of copies of financial statements and reports
97: Depositors and members entitled to be supplied with copy of financial statements
97B: Election to receive summary financial statements
98: Appointment of auditors
99: Resolutions as to appointment and removal of auditors
100: Qualifications of auditors and access to information
101: Auditors' report and right to attend meetings
102: Accounts of groups in terminating society
103: Duty to make annual return
104: Annual return to disclose loans or other investments to certain officers or companies
105: Additional annual return of certain transactions
106: Auditors' report on annual return
107: Officers and auditors not to be exempted from liability
108: General provisions as to disputes
109: Determination of disputes by arbitration
110: Determination of disputes by Registrar
111: Determination of disputes by court
112: Effect of determination
113A: Building society may approve scheme for conversion of society into company under Companies Act 1993
113B: Cancellation of approval of scheme for conversion by High Court
113C: Special resolution approving scheme for conversion to be registered by Registrar of Building Societies
113D: Registrar of Companies to register society as company on receipt of certain documents
113E: Consequential provisions on conversion of society
113F: Enforceability of rights and liabilities altered by or arising under scheme for conversion
113G: Liability of members of company
113H: Prohibition on issue of terminating or bonus balloting shares in company to which society converts
113I: Preservation of rights of terminating shareholders
113J: Terms and conditions of bonus balloting securities not to be substantially different from terms and conditions of bonus balloting shares
113L: Application of Gambling Act 2003 to company ballots
113M: Prohibition on opening of new bonus balloting accounts after conversion date
113N: Retention of trustee investment status for 5 years from conversion
113O: Retention of approved status for accepting deposits in home ownership or farm ownership accounts
113P: Prohibition of bonus ballots after expiry of 3 years from conversion date
113Q: Regulations for purposes of this Part
113R: Taxes and duties
113S: Registers
114: Dissolution in accordance with rules
115: Dissolution by consent
116: Provisions as to dissolution under last 2 preceding sections
117: Dissolution on award of Registrar
118: Dissolution by appointment of liquidator
119: Liability of members on dissolution or liquidation
120: Notice of dissolution or liquidation
121: Provision as to terminating societies
122: General control of advertisements
122A: Powers of inspection of Registrar
122B: Registrar may refuse to disclose information relating to inspection
122C: Appeals from decisions under section 122B
122D: Power of FMA to require actuary's certificate as to appropriations by ballot
123: Inspections and special meetings
124: Compulsory cancellation or suspension of registration
125: Cancellation of registration at request of society
126: Effect of cancellation or suspension of registration
127: Provisions as to shares held jointly
128: Land acquired by exercise of powers as mortgagee to be sold
129: Evidence of rules
130: Form in which records may be kept
131: Exemptions from stamp duties
132: Offences in relation to property of societies
133: False statements in documents
135: Time for filing charging document
136: General penalty for offences
137: Regulations
138: Filing of rules of existing societies with District Registrars of Companies
139: Repeals, consequential amendments, and savings
Schedule 1: Standard rules for meetings
Schedule 2: Requirements relating to founders' and directors' shares
Schedule 3: Requirements relating to advertising
Schedule 4: Societies authorised to accept savings bank deposits
Schedule 5: Amendment to Part 2 of Schedule 1 of the Summary Proceedings Act 1957
Schedule 6: Enactments repealed
Schedule 7:
3: Outline of Act
5: Meaning of freedom camp
6: Meaning of local authority area
7: Meaning of conservation land
8: Meaning of LINZ land
9: Transitional, savings, and related provisions
10: Where freedom camping in local authority area permitted
11: Freedom camping bylaws
15: Where freedom camping on conservation land permitted
16: Freedom camping restriction and prohibition signs
17: Notices restricting or prohibiting freedom camping on conservation land
18: Public notification of notices restricting or prohibiting freedom camping on conservation land
19: Director-General to exercise powers as if Act specified in Schedule 1 of Conservation Act 1987
20: Infringement offences relating to local authority areas
21: Strict liability offences
22: Defences to offences
23: Penalties
24: Offenders liable for cost of damage
25: How proceedings commenced
26: Who proceedings may be commenced against
27: Who may serve infringement notices
32: Appointment of enforcement officers by local authorities
33: Appointment of enforcement officers by Director-General
35: Enforcement officers may require certain information
36: Enforcement officers may require certain persons to leave local authority area, conservation land, or LINZ land
37: Enforcement officers may seize and impound certain property
38: Requirements relating to seizure and impoundment of boats and motor vehicles
39: Return of property seized and impounded
40: Disposal of property seized and impounded
41: Protection against claims resulting from seizing or impounding of property under section 37
42: Relationship of this Act with other enactments
43: Regulations
46: Purpose of this subpart
47: Infringement offences for camping-related local authority bylaw provisions specified in Schedule 3
48: Infringement offences for camping-related local authority bylaw provisions specified in Schedule 4
49: Empowering legislation otherwise applies to bylaw provisions
50: Descriptions of offences in Schedules 3 and 4
Schedule 2: Prescribed forms
Schedule 3: Bylaws breach of which deemed infringement offence
Schedule 4: Bylaws breach of which deemed infringement offence if resolution passed
12: Bylaws must not absolutely prohibit freedom camping
13: Review of bylaws
14: Application of Local Government Act 2002 to bylaws
29: Rental service agreement may provide for payment of infringement fee
30: Charging hirer for infringement fee
14A: Outline of responsibilities under this Act
14B: Responsibilities of owner
14C: Responsibilities of owner-builder
14D: Responsibilities of designer
14E: Responsibilities of builder
14F: Responsibilities of building consent authority
87A: Notices to building consent authority when owner-builder carries out restricted building work
90A: Purpose of this subpart
90B: Meaning of owner-builder
90C: Meaning of relevant interest
90D: Owner-builder exemption
102A: Procedure for obtaining compliance schedule where building consent not required
168A: Chief executive's functions in relation to this Act
281A: What fees and charges may be imposed
281B: Authority may increase fee or charge to meet additional cost
281C: Authority may waive or refund fee or charge
281D: Validity of previous fees, charges, and additional costs
314B: Licensed building practitioner must work within competence
401A: Regulations: building consents and consent completion certificates
401B: Order in Council declaring work to be restricted building work
CZ 25: Land and buildings as revenue account property affected by Canterbury earthquakes and replaced—insurance or compensation, Government purchase
CZ 26: Land and buildings affected by Canterbury earthquakes—sections CB 9 to CB 11 and CB 14 overridden for Crown purchases
EZ 23D: Insurance for Canterbury earthquake damage of property: limit on depreciation recovery income
DB 20B: Consideration for agreement to grant, renew, extend, or transfer leasehold estate or licence
EI 4B: Consideration for agreement to grant, renew, extend, or transfer leasehold estate or licence
14G: Responsibilities of product manufacturer or supplier
42A: Building work for which building consent is not required under Schedule 1
121A: Meaning of affected building
128A: Offences in relation to dangerous, affected, or insanitary buildings
132A: Policy must take into account affected buildings
133B: Measurement of dams
133C: Obligation to notify regional authority of classifiable or referable dam and change of ownership
134A: Regional authority may require owner to classify referable dam
134B: Method of classification
134BA: Classification of dams that are canals
135A: Certifying engineer must notify regional authority and owner if dam dangerous
148A: Dam safety assurance programme for dams that are canals
148B: Dam safety assurance programme for 2 or more dams forming single reservoir
153B: Owner must notify regional authority of dangerous dam
207A: Power to require information or documents
207B: Offence to fail to provide information or documents
371A: Who may issue infringement notices
371B: Authorisation to issue infringement notice
371D: Offence to impersonate enforcement officer
Schedule 1: Building work for which building consent not required
19: Workplace does not include dwellinghouse
CB 15B: When land acquired
CW 42B: Community housing trusts and companies
CZ 29: Accommodation expenditure: Canterbury earthquake relief
199C: Right to object to assessed amount of development contribution
199E: Procedure for development contribution objections
199M: Residual powers of territorial authority relating to development contribution objection decision
199N: Objector’s right to apply for judicial review unaffected
199P: Interim effect of development contribution objection
99AA: Withholding certificate of acceptance
101B: Infrastructure strategy
150A: Costs of development contribution objections
197AA: Purpose of development contributions
197AB: Development contributions principles
199A: Right to reconsideration of requirement for development contribution
199F: Appointment and register of development contributions commissioners
199G: Removal of development contributions commissioners
199H: Who may decide development contribution objections
199I: Development contribution objection hearings
199J: Consideration of development contribution objection
199K: Additional powers of development contributions commissioners
201A: Schedule of assets for which development contributions will be used
202A: Reconsideration process to be in development contributions policy
207A: Request to enter development agreement
207B: Response to request for development agreement
207C: Content of development agreement
207D: Effect of development agreement
207E: Restrictions on use of development agreement
207F: Amendment or termination of development agreement
175A: Chief executive may provide dispute resolution services
362A: Outline of this Part
362B: Meaning of building work and residential building contract
362D: Building contractor must provide information before residential building contract entered into
362E: Purpose of regulations under section 362D
362F: Minimum requirements for residential building contract over certain value
362G: Regulations may prescribe content, etc of residential building contract
362H: When provisions relating to implied warranties apply
362H: When provisions relating to implied warranties apply
362I: Implied warranties for building work in relation to household units
362J: Proceedings for breach of warranties may be taken by non-party to contract
362K: Person may not give away benefit of warranties
362K: Person may not give away benefit of warranties
362L: Remedies for breach of implied warranty
362M: Remedies if breach of warranty can be remedied
362N: Remedies if breach of warranty cannot be remedied or breach is substantial
362O: Meaning of substantial breach
362P: Rules applying to cancellation
362Q: Building contractor or on-seller must remedy defect notified within 1 year of completion
362R: Definitions for purposes of section 362Q
362S: Exclusion of liability for event not attributable to fault of building contractor or on-seller
362T: Building contractor must provide prescribed information and documentation on completion of residential building work
362U: Purpose of regulations under section 362T(2)
362V: Offence for commercial on-seller to transfer household unit without code compliance certificate
362V: Offence for commercial on-seller to transfer household unit without code compliance certificate
198AB: Excluded time periods relating to provision of further information
198AB: Excluded time periods relating to provision of further information
FB 3A: Residential land
FC 9: Residential land transferred to executor, administrator, or beneficiary on death of person
GB 52: Arrangements involving residential land: companies’ shares
GB 53: Arrangements involving residential land: trusts
Schedule 34: Community housing trusts and companies: income and assets of beneficiaries and clients
65: Accommodation supplement: discretionary grant
66: Social housing exclusion
67: Other funding exclusion
68: Accommodation supplement: special rules for joint tenants who are in relationship
69: Accommodation supplement: refusal, reduction, or cancellation of grant in certain circumstances
272: Effect of cancellation of youth payment on accommodation supplement or temporary additional support
283: Effect of cancellation of young parent payment on accommodation supplement or temporary additional support
423: Regulations: accommodation supplement
Schedule 10: Consequential amendments
EZ 70: Insurance for Canterbury earthquake damage of property: treatment as disposal and reacquisition
EZ 71: Insurance for Canterbury earthquake damage of property: limit on depreciation recovery income
9: Interpretation
46: Protection of purchaser of property in good faith and for valuable consideration
101: Contracts relating to property held on trust
112: Order may be made on court’s own motion or on application
2A: Transitional, savings, and related provisions
Schedule 1AA: Transitional, savings, and related provisions
138A: Regulations in respect of smoke alarms
138A: Regulations in respect of smoke alarms
138B: Healthy homes standards
138B: Healthy homes standards
RL 3: Associated persons: who must pay, and how?
RL 2: Vendors: who must pay, and how?
91AA: Process for determining abandonment applications within 10 working days without hearing
123A: Documents to be retained by landlord and produced to chief executive if required
123B: Documents to be produced by tenant to chief executive if required
123E: Tribunal may authorise inspection
123D: Power of entry to inspect premises
124A: Chief executive may take proceedings in place of tenant or landlord
123C: Chief executive’s powers in relation to produced documents
124B: Supplementary provision to section 124A
67A: Territorial authority may grant waivers or modifications in relation to means of restricting access to residential pools
162A: Purpose
162B: Application of subpart
162C: Residential pools must have means of restricting access
162D: Periodic inspections of residential pools
162E: Manufacturers and retailers must supply notice
450A: Transitional and savings provision for residential pools
450B: Savings provision for existing residential pools
136A: Jurisdiction of District Court
EZ 23BC: Property acquired after depreciable property affected by Hurunui/Kaikōura earthquakes
EZ 78: Insurance for Hurunui/Kaikōura earthquake damage of property: treatment as disposal and reacquisition
EZ 79: Insurance for Hurunui/Kaikōura earthquake damage of property: limit on depreciation recovery income
36AAB: Other matters relating to administrative charges
2A: Transitional, savings, and related provisions
Schedule 1AA: Transitional, savings, and related provisions
133AS: Territorial authority may carry out seismic work
169A: Chief executive must monitor application and effectiveness of subpart 6A of Part 2 (earthquake-prone buildings)
133AM: Deadline for completing seismic work
133AN: Owner may apply for exemption from requirement to carry out seismic work
133AO: Owners of certain heritage buildings may apply for extension of time to complete seismic work
133AK: Territorial authority must determine whether building is earthquake prone
133AL: Territorial authority must issue EPB notice for earthquake-prone buildings
133AT: Alterations to buildings subject to EPB notice
275B: Modification of chief executive’s obligation to make EPB register available for public inspection
133AB: Meaning of earthquake-prone building
133AV: Chief executive must set methodology for identifying earthquake-prone buildings (EPB methodology)
5A: Transitional, savings, and related provisions
401C: Regulations: earthquake-prone buildings
133AA: Buildings to which this subpart applies
Schedule 1AA: Transitional, savings, and related provisions
133AC: Meaning of earthquake rating
133AD: Meaning of low, medium, and high seismic risk
133AE: Meaning of priority building
133AG: Territorial authority must identify potentially earthquake-prone buildings
133AF: Role of territorial authority in identifying certain priority buildings
133AI: Obligations of owners on receiving request for engineering assessment
133AJ: Owners may apply for extension of time to provide engineering assessment
133AH: Territorial authority must request engineering assessment of potentially earthquake-prone buildings
133AY: What territorial authority must do if definition of ultimate capacity or moderate earthquake amended
133AQ: Territorial authority may assess information relating to earthquake-prone building status at any time
133AP: EPB notices and EPB exemption notices to be attached to earthquake-prone buildings
133AR: Territorial authority may impose safety requirements
133AW: Consultation requirements for setting EPB methodology
133AX: Notification and availability of EPB methodology
123A: Application of this subpart to parts of buildings
133AU: Offences in relation to earthquake-prone buildings
275A: Content of EPB register
87AAB: Meaning of boundary activity and related terms
87AAD: Overview of application of this Part to boundary activities and fast-track applications
87BA: Boundary activities approved by neighbours on infringed boundaries are permitted activities
360G: Regulations relating to fast-track applications
1: Short Title and commencement
2: Interpretation
3: Act to bind the Crown
4: Act generally to apply to all residential tenancies
5: Act excluded in certain cases
6: Long fixed-term tenancies
7: Tenancies for short fixed terms
8: Parties to excluded tenancies may agree that Act shall apply
9: Existing tenancies
10: Onus of proof
11: Act generally to apply despite contrary provisions
12: Discrimination to be unlawful act
12A: Choice of procedures
13: Tenancy agreement must be in writing and signed
13A: Contents of tenancy agreement
13B: Variations and renewals of tenancy agreements
13C: Tenancy agreements not unenforceable on grounds not in writing
13D: Exceptions to requirements relating to tenancy agreements
14: Minors
15: Notification of successor to landlord or tenant
16: Change of name or address
17: Requiring key money prohibited
18: Bonds to be no more than 4 weeks' rent
19: Duties of landlord on receipt of bond
20: Duties of chief executive in relation to bonds
21: Tenant may pay bond direct to chief executive with landlord's consent
21A: Notification of changes of address to chief executive
22: Agreed applications to chief executive for payment of bond
23: Rent in advance
24: Rent increases
25: Market rent
26: Duration of order determining market rent
27: Rent in excess of market rent irrecoverable
28: Increase of rent by agreement or order in case of substantial improvements, improved facilities, or variation of terms
29: Receipts for rent
30: Landlord to keep records
31: Apportionment of rent
32: Accelerated rent or damages prohibited
33: Tenant's goods not to be seized
34: Transitional provision relating to bonds
35: Transitional provisions relating to fair rents and equitable rents
36: Legal impediments to occupation
37: Vacant possession
38: Quiet enjoyment
39: Responsibility for outgoings
40: Tenant's responsibilities
41: Tenant's responsibility for actions of others
42: Tenant's fixtures, etc
43: Disposition of landlord's interest
44: Subletting or parting with possession by tenant
45: Landlord's responsibilities
46: Locks
47: Landlord to give notice to tenant if premises put on market
48: Landlord's right of entry
49: Mitigation of damage or loss
50: Circumstances in which tenancies are terminated
51: Termination by notice
52: Provision for shorter notice may be made with consent of Tribunal
53: Special provisions for notice terminating service tenancies
54: Tribunal may declare retaliatory notice of no effect
55: Termination on non-payment of rent, damage, or assault
56: Termination for non-payment of rent and other breaches
57: Effect on subtenancy of termination of head tenancy
58: Mortgagee or other person becoming entitled to possession
59: Destruction of premises
60: Tenant remaining in possession after termination of tenancy
61: Abandonment of premises
62: Goods left on premises on termination of tenancy
63: Entry without order of Tribunal prohibited
64: Possession orders
65: Eviction of squatters
66: Reduction or termination of fixed-term tenancy
67: Constitution of Tribunal
68: Term of office of Tenancy Adjudicators
69: Remuneration of Tenancy Adjudicators
70: Tenancy Adjudicators to be protected
71: Conduct of Tribunal and stationing of Tenancy Adjudicators
72: Registrars
73: Seal of Tribunal
74: Records of Tribunal
75: Offices and Tenancy Officers
76: Tenancy Mediators
77: Jurisdiction of Tribunal
78: Orders of Tribunal
79: Jurisdiction to make interim orders
80: Orders of Tribunal to be final
81: Exclusion of Tribunal's jurisdiction prohibited
82: Exclusion of other jurisdictions
83: Transfer of proceedings to District Court
84: Jurisdiction of Tribunal generally exercisable by any Tenancy Adjudicator
85: Manner in which jurisdiction is to be exercised
86: Filing of applications
87: Duties of chief executive on receipt of application
88: Functions of Tenancy Mediators
89: Statements made in mediation to be subject to privilege
90: Tenancy Mediator to observe confidentiality
91: Notice of hearing by Tribunal
92: Non-attendance at hearing after due notice
93: Right of audience
94: Minors and persons under disability
95: Proceedings usually to be in public
96: Further provisions relating to procedure generally
97: Evidence
98: Witness summons
98A: Other witness expenses
99: Tribunal may require inquiry and report by Tenancy Mediator or suitable person
100: Tenancy Mediator or Tribunal may require valuer's report in certain proceedings
101: Protection of persons appearing, etc
102: Costs
103: Reference of questions of law to High Court
104: Decision of Tribunal
105: Rehearings
106: Enforcement of possession orders
107: Enforcement of orders other than possession orders and work orders
108: Enforcement of work orders
109: Unlawful acts
110: Failing to answer witness summons
111: Giving false evidence
112: Contempt
113: Chief executive to provide assistance
114: Powers of entry of Tenancy Mediators
115: Principal Tenancy Adjudicator may issue practice directions
116: Rules of procedure
117: Appeal to District Court
118: Powers of District Court Judge on appeal
119: Appeal on questions of law to High Court
120: Further appeal to Court of Appeal
121: Chief executive responsible for administration of Act
122: Director-General may delegate powers
123: General functions and powers of chief executive
124: Chief executive may take or defend proceedings on behalf of any party
125: Immunities
126: Annual report
127: Residential Tenancies Trust Account
128: Auditor-General to be auditor of Residential Tenancies Trust Account
129: Part B of the Fund
130: Corporation may make money available
131: Corporation may borrow
132: No execution
133: Tribunal or chief executive may require terms of tenancy agreements
134: Waiver by landlord of breach by tenant
134A: Method of payment
135: Recovery of money paid by mistake
136: Service of documents
137: Prohibited transactions
138: Time for filing charging document
139: Regulations relating to accommodation brokers
140: Regulations relating to other matters
141: Schedule 1 may be amended by Order in Council
142: Non-application of Part 4 of Property Law Act 2007
143: Housing Corporation Act 1974 amended
144: Repeals, revocations, and amendments
Schedule 1: Clauses for rent increases in fixed-term tenancy agreements
Schedule 2: Enactments repealed
14: False representations and other misleading conduct in relation to land
13A: Transitional arrangements
67A: Appointment of temporary acting Principal Tenancy Adjudicator, Deputy Principal Tenancy Adjudicator, or Tenancy Adjudicator
92A: Tribunal may strike out proceeding
111A: Offence of breaching suppression order
17A: Requiring letting fee prohibited
CZ 25B: Land and buildings as revenue account property affected by Hurunui/Kaikōura earthquakes and replaced—insurance or compensation
138C: Regulations in respect of contaminants and contaminated premises
138C: Regulations in respect of contaminants and contaminated premises
123CA: Programmes of inspections to monitor and assess compliance with healthy homes standards
123CA: Programmes of inspections to monitor and assess compliance with healthy homes standards
EL 2: Outline of subpart: specific provisions
EL 6: Choosing to apply rules on property-by-property basis
EL 10: Exclusion for land held on revenue account
EL 11: Exclusion for property held by certain persons and entities
EL 13: Exclusion for property provided as employee accommodation
138D: Powers to make regulations under sections 138A to 138C not limited by other enactments, etc
49A: General principle
49B: When tenant liable
49C: Landlord, not insurer, to benefit from tenant liability for careless damage
49D: Unlawful acts related to liability
49E: Meaning of premises
56A: Termination where premises are unlawful residential premises
78A: Orders of Tribunal relating to unlawful residential premises
71A: Delegation by Principal Tenancy Adjudicator
115A: Online publication of information about procedures, time frames, and progress of decisions
115B: Online publication of final written decisions
22: Restriction on dealing must be recorded on record of title
123B: Buildings in areas designated under subpart 6B
133BA: Purpose of this subpart
133BB: Definitions
133BC: Designation of areas to which this subpart applies
133BD: Decisions about designations (other than termination)
133BE: Public notice of designation
133BF: Commencement and duration of designation
133BG: Periodic review of designation
133BH: Extension of designation
133BI: Termination of designation
133BJ: Responsible persons may exercise powers under this subpart
133BK: CDEM Act officers as responsible persons
133BL: Powers under this subpart take precedence over CDEM Act powers
133BM: Effect of previously issued CDEM Act notices
133BN: Principles for exercise of powers
133BO: Power to enter building or land
133BP: Exercise of powers in secured buildings
133BQ: Post-event assessments
133BR: Evacuation
133BS: Measures to keep people at safe distance and protect building
133BT: Notices and signs on buildings
133BU: Owner directed to give information
133BV: Urgent works to remove or reduce risks
133BW: Works to remove or reduce other risks
133BX: Works for long-term use or occupation of building
133BY: Resource consent not required for certain works
133BZ: Sharing of information
133BZA: Application of subparts 6, 6A, and 7 in designated areas
153AA: Buildings in areas designated under subpart 6B
207C: Investigation of building failure
207D: Powers of investigation: purpose and investigation site
207E: Limits to powers of investigation
207F: Assistance with investigation
207G: Power to secure investigation site
207H: Power to enter investigation site
207I: Power to enter household unit
207J: Power to inspect and take samples and evidence
207K: Power to carry out works
207L: Power to require assistance
207M: Power to require information or documents
207N: Restrictions on sharing evidence or information
207O: Sharing evidence or information with occupational bodies
207P: Report with findings of investigation
207Q: Offence to interfere with investigation site
207R: Offence to access investigation site despite restriction or prohibition
207S: Offence to obstruct investigation or fail to provide information or document
145: Provisions relating to COVID-19
Schedule 5: Provisions relating to COVID-19
13A: Bylaw revocation postponed as result of outbreak of COVID-19
88I: Excluded time periods under Urban Development Act 2020
138E: Regulations relating to termination of tenancy for physical assault by tenant
139A: Regulations relating to infringement offences
138F: Regulations relating to withdrawal from tenancy following family violence
296D: Additional provisions relating to setting aside dispositions
88H: Excluded time periods relating to non-payment of administrative charges
45A: Protection from liability for landlord who complies with contaminant regulations
59B: Termination where regulations prescribe testing methods and maximum inhabitable level of contaminant
66IA: Protection from liability for landlord who complies with contaminant regulations
22F: Landlord must state amount of rent when advertising residential premises
42A: Consent for tenant’s fixtures, etc
42B: Minor changes
43A: Effect of provision prohibiting assignment by tenant
43B: Assignment of tenancy by tenant
43C: Effect of assignment by tenant
44A: Recovery of expenses incurred by landlord
45B: Landlord must permit and facilitate installation of fibre connection in certain circumstances
53B: Special provisions for notice terminating social housing tenancies
55A: Termination for anti-social behaviour
60AA: Landlord acting to terminate tenancy without grounds
95A: Suppression orders
109B: Tribunal may make pecuniary penalty orders
109C: Maximum amount of pecuniary penalty
109D: Considerations for Tribunal in determining pecuniary penalty
109E: Only 1 pecuniary penalty order may be made for same conduct
126A: Interpretation
126B: Proceedings for infringement offences
126D: Infringement notice may be revoked
126E: What infringement notice must contain
126F: How infringement notice may be served
126G: Payment of infringement fees
126H: Power to issue improvement notices
126I: Content of improvement notices
126J: Compliance with improvement notice
126K: Extension of time for compliance with improvement notices
126L: Chief executive may withdraw improvement notice
126M: Objection to improvement notice
126N: Chief executive may accept enforceable undertakings
126O: When enforceable undertaking is enforceable
126P: Compliance with enforceable undertaking
126Q: Withdrawal or variation of enforceable undertaking
126R: Proceedings for alleged contravention
137A: Only 1 penalty type for same conduct
22G: Landlord must not invite or encourage bids for rent
Schedule 1B: Fines and fees for infringement offences
55B: Termination where it would be unreasonable to require landlord to continue with tenancy
220: Special absence rule: winter energy payment
CZ 39: Disposal within 5 years: bright-line test for residential land: acquisition on or after 29 March 2018
CZ 40: Main home exclusion for bright-line: acquisition on or after 29 March 2018
55AA: Termination by notice for physical assault by tenant
56B: Withdrawal from tenancy following family violence
56C: Service of notices of withdrawal and accompanying evidence
56D: Termination where it would be unreasonable to require remaining tenant to continue with tenancy
56E: Disclosure of notice of withdrawal or accompanying evidence
77G: Duty of specified territorial authorities to incorporate MDRS and give effect to policy 3 or 5 in residential zones
77H: Requirements in Schedule 3A may be modified to enable greater development
77I: Qualifying matters in applying medium density residential standards and policy 3 to relevant residential zones
77J: Requirements in relation to evaluation report
77J: Requirements in relation to evaluation report
77K: Alternative process for existing qualifying matters
77L: Further requirement about application of section 77I(j)
77M: Effect of incorporation of MDRS in district plan on new applications for resource consents and on some existing designations
77M: Effect of incorporation of MDRS in district plan on new applications for resource consents and on some existing designations
77N: Duty of specified territorial authorities to give effect to policy 3 or policy 5 in non-residential zones
77O: Qualifying matters in application of intensification policies to urban non-residential areas
77P: Requirements governing application of section 77O
77Q: Alternative process for existing qualifying matters
77R: Further requirements about application of section 77O(j)
77S: Amendment of NPS-UD
77T: Review of financial contributions provisions
80D: What this subpart and Part 6 of Schedule 1 do
80E: Meaning of intensification planning instrument
80F: Specified territorial authority must notify IPI
80G: Limitations on IPIs and ISPP
80H: IPI must show how MDRS are incorporated
80I: Regulations requiring tier 2 territorial authority to change district plan
80I: Regulations requiring tier 2 territorial authority to change district plan
80J: Tier 3 territorial authority may request regulations requiring territorial authority to change district plan
80K: Regulations requiring tier 3 territorial authority to change district plan
80L: Minister may make direction
86BA: Immediate legal effect of rules in IPI prepared using ISPP
Schedule 3A: MDRS to be incorporated by specified territorial authorities
Schedule 3A: MDRS to be incorporated by specified territorial authorities
Schedule 3B: Policies 3, 4, and 5 of National Policy Statement on Urban Development 2020 (as amended by section 77S(1) of the Act)
CB 6AC: Residential land transferred in relation to certain Māori family trusts
CB 6AE: Certain transfers of residential land included in settlement of claim under the Treaty of Waitangi
DH 4: When this subpart does not apply: exemptions for new builds, development, social or emergency or transitional housing, and council housing
DH 4: When this subpart does not apply: exemptions for new builds, development, social or emergency or transitional housing, and council housing
DH 7: Grandparented residential interest
CW 62C: Income from foreign-currency loans used for disallowed residential property
GB 53C: On-lending at lower rate
FC 9B: Residential land: certain transferors
137A: Validation of fees used to recover costs of other Companies Office registers, etc
9A: Meaning of building product
9B: Meaning of building method
203A: Chief executive may initiate investigation
203B: Investigation
203C: Disciplinary powers of chief executive
207BA: Sharing of information
207BB: Powers of entry and inspection
207BC: Power to enter household unit or marae
267A: Registration of product certification body
267B: Audit of registered PCB
267C: Suspension of registration of PCB
267D: Lifting of suspension of registration of PCB
267E: Revocation of registration of PCB
272A: Registration of product certificates
272B: Suspension of registration of product certificate
272C: Lifting of suspension of registration of product certificate
272D: Revocation of registration of product certificate
272E: Product certification scheme rules
272F: Procedure for making product certification scheme rules
272G: Offence to misrepresent status as product certification body
272H: Offence to misrepresent product certificate
272I: Appointment of modular component manufacturer certification accreditation body
272J: Accreditation of modular component manufacturer certification body
272K: Audit of accredited MCMCB
272L: Suspension or revocation of accreditation of MCMCB
272M: Notification to chief executive by MCMC accreditation body
272N: Registration of modular component manufacturer certification body
272O: Audit of registered MCMCB
272P: Suspension of registration of MCMCB
272Q: Lifting of suspension of registration of MCMCB
272R: Revocation of registration of MCMCB
272S: Urgent suspension of registration of MCMCB
272T: Investigation following urgent suspension
272U: Certification of modular component manufacturer
272V: Audit of certified MCM
272W: Suspension or revocation of certification of MCM
272X: Notification to chief executive by registered MCMCB
272Y: Registration of modular component manufacturer
272Z: Audit of registered MCM
272ZA: Suspension of registration of MCM
272ZB: Lifting of suspension of registration of MCM
272ZC: Revocation of registration of MCM
272ZD: Urgent suspension of registration of MCM
272ZF: Registered MCM may issue certificate for modular components
272ZG: MCM scheme rules
272ZH: Procedure for making MCM scheme rules
272ZI: Offence to misrepresent status
272ZJ: Offence to misrepresent modular component as manufactured by registered MCM
362VA: Building product information requirements may be prescribed
362VB: Failure to comply with building product information requirements an offence
362VC: False or misleading representations in relation to building products
362VD: Defences for offences against sections 362VB and 362VC
362VE: Notice to take corrective action
362VF: Compliance with notice to take corrective action
330AAA: Modification of requirements in section 330(3) for authorities in affected areas
58A: Termination of tenancies in respect of build-to-rent land
CZ 29B: Accommodation expenditure: North Island flooding events
9A: Act binds the Crown
10A: Bylaws declaring NZTA land to be local authority area
11A: Bylaws permitting freedom camping in motor vehicles that are not self-contained
11B: Requirements relating to bylaws made under sections 10A to 11A
19A: Where freedom camping on LINZ land permitted
19B: Notices permitting freedom camping on LINZ land
19C: Commissioner and chief executive must consult before making notice
19D: Requirements relating to notices published under section 19B
20A: Infringement offences relating to conservation land
20B: Infringement offences relating to LINZ land
20C: Other infringement offences
20D: Strict liability offences
20E: Penalties for infringement offences
27A: How to serve infringement notices
27B: Form of infringement notices
45A: Review of effect on homelessness of Self-contained Motor Vehicles Legislation Act 2023
Schedule 1AA: Transitional, savings, and related provisions
Schedule 3: LINZ land exempt from consultation requirement
CZ 25C: Land or buildings as revenue account property affected by North Island flooding events and replaced—insurance or compensation
EZ 23BE: Property acquired after depreciable property affected by North Island flooding events
EZ 86: Insurance for North Island flooding event damage causing disposal: optional timing rule for income, deductions
EZ 87: Insurance for repairs of North Island flooding event damage: optional timing rule for income, deductions
FD 2: Relief from bright-line test for Māori rollover trusts
FD 3: Certain transfers of residential land included in settlement of claim under Treaty of Waitangi
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