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Building Act 2016
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### 214 Emergency work
> For the purposes of this Act, emergency work is building work, plumbing work or demolition work that –
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> > > (a) is required to be performed under an emergency order; or
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> > > (b) is required on reasonable grounds to be performed in an emergency, or to circumvent an emergency –
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> > > > > (i) to protect public health or safety; or
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> > > > > (ii) to prevent significant damage to property; or
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> > > > > (iii) to prevent a waste of water; or
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> > > > > (iv) to restore a water supply that has been cut off to prevent a waste of water; or
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> > > > > (v) to free a blocked pipe.