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Building Act 1993
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85 Emergency procedures
(1) The Director, on the application of the owner of land on which
building works are or are proposed to be carried out or, on
application of an owner of an adjoining property or on the Director's
own motion, may, by notice in writing, declare that emergency
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protection works are required for a particular adjoining property.
(2) Sections 79 to 84 (inclusive) do not apply to protection works to be
carried out in accordance with such a declaration under
subsection (1).
(3) Where the owner and the owner of an adjoining property disagree
as to works to be carried out under a declaration, either party may
refer the matter to the Appeals Board which may determine what
protection works are to be carried out and any necessary ancillary
matters.
(4) A referral under subsection (3) must be in accordance with Part 11.