Submissions Schedule

As part of our consultation process, people who filed an expression of interest in the Commission's inquiry were able to make submissions on technical reports received by the Commission. We also periodically invited other parties to make submissions, for example, about discussion papers that we produced.

The evidence and submissions we received were published in the Document Library on this website, unless any party satisfied the Commission that there were compelling reasons not to do so.

Submission deadline	Subject	Description	Publication Title
CLOSED	Roles and responsibilities	Key issues central and local government and the building and construction industry face when developing and enforcing legal and best-practice requirements for buildings in earthquakes.	Discussion paper: Roles and responsibilities
CLOSED	Building management after earthquakes	Systemic matters that may lead to problems in the safety management of buildings after earthquakes	Discussion paper: Building management after earthquakes
CLOSED	Training and organisation of the engineering profession	The education of engineers Training and in particular requirements for developing competence towards registering as a Chartered Professional Engineer The role played by engineering professional societies	Discussion paper: Training and education of engineers and organisation of the engineering profession
CLOSED	Seismicity	New Zealand's geological setting, the seismological model for New Zealand and Canterbury and nature and severity of the Canterbury earthquakes.	Canterbury Earthquakes Sequence and Implications for Seismic Design Levels
CLOSED	Soil and ground conditions	Soils in the Christchurch CBD, their susceptibility to liquefaction, appropriate foundation structure systems and land improvement measures	Foundations on Deep Alluvial Soils
CLOSED	Unreinforced masonry buildings	The legal requirements for earthquake-prone buildings, unreinforced masonry buildings, their seismic strengthening and the respective roles of central and local government	The Performance of Unreinforced Masonry Buildings in the 2010/2011 Canterbury Earthquake Swarm
CLOSED	PGC building	All issues relevant to the failure of the PGC building in the earthquake of 22 February 2011 and the substantial loss of life and injury that resulted.	Investigation into the Collapse of the Forsyth Barr Building Stairs on 22^nd February 2011
CLOSED	Forsyth Barr and Hotel Grand Chancellor buildings	All issues relevant to the failure of the Forsyth Barr and Hotel Grand Chancellor buildings in the earthquake	Investigation into the Collapse of the Forsyth Barr Building Stairs on 22^nd February 2011 Performance of the Hotel Grand Chancellor in the Earthquake of 22 February 2011
CLOSED	New Building Technologies	Alternative technologies that can be used to improve the seismic performance of buildings including base isolation, precast structural seismic systems (PRESSS) and non-tearing floor systems	Base Isolation and Damage-Resistant Technologies for Improved Seismic Performance of Buildings
CLOSED	Engineering	The training of engineers and organisation of the engineering profession	Standards and Regulation for Building Construction in New Zealand
CLOSED	Building Failure and Safety Evaluation	The manner in which issues of earthquake risk have been dealt with in the relevant planning documents of Environment Canterbury and the Christchurch City Council	Management of Earthquake Risk by Canterbury Regional Council and Christchurch City Council - Obligations and Responses under RMA
CLOSED	Building Assessment After Earthquakes	The process of and authority for building assessment after earthquakes (stickering/placarding).	Report into Building Safety Evaluation Processes in the Central Business District Following the 4 September 2010 earthquakes Building Evaluation Transition Team - Processes Used and Lessons Learnt Following the Darfield Earthquake of 4 September 2010 Building Safety Evaluation Following the Canterbury Earthquakes Independent Review of the Response to the Canterbury Earthquake, 4 September 2010 The Civil Defence Emergency Management Framework and Response to the 22 February Christchurch earthquake
CLOSED	Design of Conventional Structural Systems Following the Canterbury Earthquakes	Interim design advice from SESOC for designers in advance of potential code changes, in order to ‘future-proof’ new building designs, to the extent practical	SESOC Practice Note - Design of Conventional Structural Systems Following Canterbury Earthquakes
CLOSED	CTV Building	All issues relevant to the failure of the CTV building in the 22 February 2011 earthquake	Results of the Department of Building and Housing's technical investigation into the CTV building

Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission – Te Komihana Rūwhenua o Waitaha

Submissions Schedule