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Building Act 1993
88Appointment of agents for owners
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88 Appointment of agents for owners
(1) Where the Director is satisfied that the owner of an adjoining
property cannot, after reasonable inquiry and search, be found or
that the owner is incapable of acting in the matter of an agreement
under this Part, the Director may, in writing, appoint a suitable
person to act as the agent of and in the place of the owner of the
adjoining property for the purposes of this Part.
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(2) An appointment under subsection (1) is subject to the terms and
conditions as to the discharge of the person's duties as agent and
as to the payment of fees by the owner of the adjoining property,
and otherwise, as the Director thinks fit.
(3) An agent appointed under this section must be notified in writing of
the appointment, the nature of the agent's duties, the fees to be
paid to the agent by the owner of the adjoining property and the
terms and conditions, if any, to which the appointment is subject.