Building (Earthquake-prone Building Deadlines and Other Matters) Amendment Bill
29 August 2024
LGNZ thanks the Transport and Infrastructure Committee for the opportunity to submit on the Building (Earthquake-prone Building Deadlines and Other Matters) Amendment Bill (the Bill). LGNZ supports this legislation.
The current seismic strengthening regime is of significant concern for local government. Councils have key statutory responsibilities for managing earthquake-prone buildings, including the identification and classification of potentially earthquake-prone buildings. They also have an interest in ensuring that in meeting these responsibilities they do not adversely affect local economies, reduce housing availability, or cause loss of buildings that have significant heritage value or are otherwise significant to the area.