(1)
No person may—
use a building, or knowingly permit another person to use a building, for a use for which the building is not safe or not sanitary; or
use a building, or knowingly permit another person to use a building, that has inadequate means of escape from fire.
(2)
A person who fails to comply with subsection (1) commits an offence.
(3)
A person who commits an offence under this section is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $100,000 and, in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding $10,000 for every day or part of a day during which the offence has continued.
Section 116B: inserted, on 14 April 2005, by section 14(1) of the Building Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 31).
Section 116B(3): amended, on 1 July 2013, by section 413 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (2011 No 81).