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Building Act 1993
160Limitation on time when action may be taken
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160 Limitation on time when action may be taken
(1) An action is not maintainable by a plaintiff or a person claiming on
behalf of a plaintiff if it is brought after the end of a limitation period
of 10 years after the date on which the cause of action first accrues.
(2) The cause of action accrues on the date of the grant of occupancy
certification in relation to the building work that is the subject of the
action or, if occupancy certification is not granted, on the date of
first occupation of the building concerned after completion of the