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### 311 Defence of compliance with Act > In an action for negligence relating to the construction or alteration of buildings or plumbing installations or relating to building work or plumbing work, it is a defence to prove compliance with standards in force at the time of that construction, alteration or work, unless the building, plumbing installation, building work or plumbing work was required to be upgraded under another Act and was not so upgraded.

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