Smith v Wellington City Council [pdf, 146 KB]
...Cyril Potter and his then wife. The purchase was settled in March 1998. At that time the house had been built for about one year. 2.2 The first respondent is the Wellington City Council (“the Council”), which is the territorial authority responsible for the administration of the Building Act in the area. The Council reviewed the application for a building consent, issued the consent, and carried out the inspections during construction, and issued a Final Code Compliance...