Complaint C2-01304 – substantive

Summary:

317(1)(b) Negligent or incompetent work - 317(1)(h) breach of 314B(a) misrepresented competence - 317(1)(i) Conduct likely to bring the regime into disrepute - Designer's plans should not require clarification and should document how the building work is to be undertaken so that code compliance is achieved - Building consent process should not be used by licensed building practitioner designers as a peer review or quality assurance mechanisms - Went outside of competence as a designer and into that of an engineer - unethical or unprofessional conduct can amount to disreputable conduct - Producer statement false or misleading and producing it brought the regime into disrepute - Knowingly falsifying a document brings the regime into disrepute - 317(1)(b) upheld - 317(1)(h) upheld - 317(1)(i) upheld - 318(1) Licence cancelled and Respondent not able to apply for relicensing for six months - 318(4) Pay costs $2000 - 318(5) Public notification in Codewords and on the Board's website. Respondent not named in the publication