Lisa Karen Kalazich (49) was fined $12,000 for using two shipping containers for accommodation. Photo: Getty ImagesAn Arthurs Point woman "took a risk with other people’s lives" by using two illegal shipping containers for visitor accommodation, a judge says. "It’s widely understood by people that significant building work needs a building consent." QLDC regulatory manager Anthony Hall welcomed the sentencing and said the council took these matters "very seriously". It was pursuing enforcement action on a number of instances of unlawful building work in the district.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 28, 2019 19:37 UTC