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Building Act 1993
79Owner of adjoining property to respond to notice
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79 Owner of adjoining property to respond to notice (1) The owner of an adjoining property must, not later than 14 days after receiving notice under section 78, notify the relevant person that the owner agrees to or disagrees with the proposed protection works or requests that the proposal be changed. (2) An owner of an adjoining property who fails to respond within 14 days after receiving a notice under section 78 is taken to have agreed to the proposed protection works being carried out.