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Building Act 2016
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269 Recovery of performance costs
(1) The cost of performing any work not performed by an owner as required under this Part is a debt due by the owner and recoverable in a court of competent jurisdiction.
(2) If a person fails to perform the work required by any order under this Part within a specified time, the council may enter land or a building and perform the required work and may recover its expenses as a charge on the land and recoverable as if it were rates or charges under the Local Government Act 1993 .