Lawless [2019] CB25126 2019 - Substantive
- Complaint number: CB25126
- LBP number: BP122078
- Region: Wellington
- Licence class: Design 2
- Decision date: 18 November 2019
- Penalty: 318(1)f Pay fine 318(4) Pay costs 318(5) Public notification of the Board's action
- Disciplinary grounds: 317(1) b Negligent or incompetent work
- Summary: Negligence upheld on the basis that the building work required a building consent and the Respondent, a designer, should have advised the owner that one was required as part of the design process. Respondent fined $2,000 and ordered to pay costs of $2,000.