Subdivisions

This article contains information about how consent notices should be lodged.

Section 461(1) of the Local Government Act 1974 states that a Private Drain Certificate is to be lodged together with such plans (if any) as the District Land Registrar (now the Registrar-General of Land/RGL) requires.

The majority of the Building Act 2004 came into force on 31 March 2005, repealing the Building Act 1991.

Information and links to online resources for the registration requirements for subdivisions.

It is now common practice for most Territorial Authorities (the TA) to attach certifications under sections 223 and 224 of the Resource Management Act 1991 (the RMA) to the Cadastral Survey Dataset (CSD) as supporting documents, or for a surveyor to attach the certifications by scanning them.

This article addresses statutory rights of way created by section 168 of the Land Transfer Act 1952 and the effect of the repeal of the Act.

A Territorial Authority (TA) cannot extend the time limit for the Registrar-General of Land to deposit a subdivision plan.

Road frontages - notices under section 93 of the Transit New Zealand Act 1989