New Zealand Legislation: Acts
Acts are laws made by Parliament
In general terms, this Act provides for the following matters:
(a) subpart 1 of Part 1 sets out preliminary provisions:
(b) subpart 2 of Part 1 specifies criteria for eligibility of claims for adjudication and mediation services:
(c) subpart 3 of Part 1 provides for the bringing of claims in relation to multi-unit dwellinghouse complexes (company-share complexes, cross-lease complexes, and unit title complexes) that have been penetrated by water:
(d) subpart 4 of Part 1 provides a mechanism for any person who considers that his or her dwellinghouse is a leaky building to—
(i) bring a claim; and
(ii) have it, and the nature of the particular problem, assessed and evaluated; and
(iii) be provided with an assessor's report:
(e) subpart 4 of Part 1 also contains provisions on what remedies may be claimed, the procedures for lower-value claims, and termination of claims:
(f) subparts 5, 7, and 8 of Part 1 and Schedule 3 set up a mechanism whereby dwellinghouse owners with eligible claims can apply to have them adjudicated by a Weathertight Homes Tribunal whose powers and procedures are flexible and whose determinations, subject to appeal, are binding and enforceable:
(g) subpart 6 of Part 1 provides for access to a special mediation service that is available to dwellinghouse owners with eligible claims. The claimant and any of the other parties against whom the claim is made may agree to refer the claim to mediation, with provision for binding settlements by agreement:
(h) subpart 9 of Part 1 sets out various miscellaneous matters that underpin the substantive provisions of Part 1:
(i) subparts 1 to 7 of Part 2 repeal the Weathertight Homes Resolution Services Act 2002, make consequential amendments, and specify how Part 1 applies to, and who is to deal with, claims under that former Act that have not been disposed of before the transition date.
Compare: 2002 No 47 s 4