- Complaint number: C2-01158
- Region: Omitted
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Licence class:
Carpentry
- Decision date: 23 September 2015
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Disciplinary grounds:
317(1) d Work not compliant with building consent
317(1) b Negligent or incompetent work - not upheld
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Summary:
317(1)(b) Negligent or incompetent work - 317(1)(d) Work not compliant with building consent - Failure to correctly identify the correct boundary peg – But for failure the set out of swelling would have proceeded correctly – Does this amount to negligence? - Respondent was a subcontractor – The Respondent did take some steps to verify the boundaries with the project manager – An LBP cannot abrogate to the head contractor - Degree of negligence does not reach the threshold - 317(1)(b) not upheld - 317(1)(d) upheld.
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