Past complaint decisions
Summaries of past complaint decisions by the Board.
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Liu [2022] BPB CB25751 – Not Upheld Decision
- Complaint number: CB25751
- LBP number: BP128459
- Region: Auckland
- Licence class: Carpentry
- Decision date: 3 June 2022
- Penalty: No action taken
- Disciplinary grounds: 317(1) da Failed to supply certificate / record of work - not upheld
- Summary: The Respondent has not committed a disciplinary offence. The Board decided that there was insufficient evidence to make a finding that the Respondent had carried out or supervised restricted building work.
Thomas [2022] BPB CB25813 – Not Upheld Decision
- Complaint number: CB25813
- LBP number: BP116664
- Region: Omitted
- Licence class: Design 2
- Decision date: 1 June 2022
- Penalty: No action taken
- Disciplinary grounds: 317(1) i Conduct likely to bring the regime into disrepute 317(1) b Negligent or incompetent work - not upheld
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Summary:
[1] The Respondent has not committed a disciplinary offence. The Board’s decision was made on the basis that building work related to an amendment to a building consent was not carried out prior to the amendment being granted.
[2] As regards the allegation of bringing the regime into disrepute the Board decided that, in the absence of the owners and the Respondent attending the hearing, there was insufficient evidence on the balance of probabilities, to uphold this ground of discipline.
Hall [2022] BPB CB25517 – Not Upheld Decision
- Complaint number: CB25517
- LBP number: BP125055
- Region: Auckland
- Licence class: Carpentry
- Decision date: 1 June 2022
- Penalty: No action taken
- Disciplinary grounds: 317(1) da Failed to supply certificate / record of work - not upheld
- Summary: The Respondent has not committed a disciplinary offence.
Russell [2022] BPB CB25690 – Penalty/Final Decision
- Complaint number: CB25690
- LBP number: BP123618
- Region: Auckland
- Licence class: Carpentry
- Decision date: 31 May 2022
- Penalty: 318(1)f Pay fine 318(4) Pay costs
- Disciplinary grounds: 317(1) da Failed to supply certificate / record of work
- Summary: The Respondent failed to provide a record of work on completion of restricted building work. He is fined $1,500 and ordered to pay costs of $1,500. The decision will be recorded in the Register of Licensed Building Practitioners for a period of 3 years.
Doak [2022] BPB CB25783 – Penalty/Final Decision
- Complaint number: CB25783
- LBP number: BP117080
- Region: Auckland
- Licence class: Roofing
- Decision date: 31 May 2022
- Penalty: 318(1)f Pay fine 318(4) Pay costs
- Disciplinary grounds: 317(1) b Negligent or incompetent work 317(1) d Work not compliant with building consent
- Summary: The Respondent has carried out building work in a negligent manner and in a manner that was contrary to a building consent. He is fined $2,000 and ordered to pay costs of $500. The disciplinary finding will be recorded on the Register of Licensed Building Practitioners for a period of 3 years.
Lin [2022] BPB CB25876 – Finalised Draft Decision
- Complaint number: CB25876
- LBP number: BP122206
- Region: Auckland
- Licence class: Carpentry
- Decision date: 30 May 2022
- Penalty: 318(1)f Pay fine 318(4) Pay costs
- Disciplinary grounds: 317(1) da Failed to supply certificate / record of work
- Summary: The Respondent failed to provide a record of work on completion of restricted building work. He is fined $1,500 and ordered to pay costs of $500. The disciplinary finding will be recorded on the public Register for a period of three years.
Kim [2022] BPB CB25820 – Substantive Decision
- Complaint number: CB25820
- LBP number: BP134942
- Region: Auckland
- Licence class: Carpentry
- Decision date: 25 May 2022
- Penalty: 318(1)f Pay fine 318(4) Pay costs
- Disciplinary grounds: 317(1) b Negligent or incompetent work 317(1) d Work not compliant with building consent 317(1) da Failed to supply certificate / record of work
- Summary: The Respondent carried out or supervised building work in a negligent manner and in a manner that was contrary to a building consent. He has also failed to provide a record of work on completion of restricted building work. He is fined $3,500 and ordered to pay costs of $3,500. The decision will be recorded in the Register of Licensed Building Practitioners for a period of three years.
Ali [2022] BPB CB25828 – Not Upheld Decision
- Complaint number: CB25828
- LBP number: BP107647
- Region: Auckland
- Licence class: Carpentry
- Decision date: 25 May 2022
- Penalty: No action taken
- Disciplinary grounds: 317(1) b Negligent or incompetent work - not upheld 317(1) d Work not compliant with building consent - not upheld 317(1) da Failed to supply certificate / record of work - not upheld
- Summary: The Respondent has not committed a disciplinary offence. The matters complained about were either not the Respondent’s work or, with respect to the building work he did carry out or supervise, were not serious enough to warrant a disciplinary outcome. The Respondent was cautioned as regards his record of work practices.
Gao [2022] BPB CB25779 – Penalty/Final Decision
- Complaint number: CB25779
- LBP number: BP129599
- Region: Omitted
- Licence class: Foundations
- Decision date: 19 May 2022
- Penalty: 318(1)f Pay fine 318(4) Pay costs
- Disciplinary grounds: 317(1) da Failed to supply certificate / record of work
- Summary: The Respondent failed to provide a record of work on completion of restricted building work. He is fined $1,500 and ordered to pay costs of $500. The disciplinary outcome will be recorded on the Register of Licensed Building Practitioners for a period of three years.
Hawea [2022] BPB CB25728 – Finalised Draft Decision
- Complaint number: CB25728
- LBP number: BP119709
- Region: Auckland
- Licence class: Carpentry, Site 1
- Decision date: 17 May 2022
- Penalty: 318(1)f Pay fine 318(4) Pay costs
- Disciplinary grounds: 317(1) da Failed to supply certificate / record of work
- Summary: The Respondent failed to provide a record of work on completion of restricted building work. He is fined $1,500 and ordered to pay costs of $500. The disciplinary finding will be recorded on the public Register for a period of 3 years.
Simpkin [2022] BPB CB25735 – Not Upheld Decision
- Complaint number: CB25735
- LBP number: BP102247
- Region: Omitted
- Licence class: Design 2
- Decision date: 13 May 2022
- Penalty: No action taken
- Disciplinary grounds: 317(1) b Negligent or incompetent work - not upheld
- Summary: The Respondent was negligent for not ensuring that legal access rights were checked and verified when designing a dwelling for a building consent but will not be disciplined on the basis that the matter did not, as a result of surrounding circumstances including reliance on other technical experts, reach the required seriousness threshold for the Board to take disciplinary action.
Grant [2022] BPB CB25825 – Substantive Decision
- Complaint number: CB25825
- LBP number: BP108124
- Region: Omitted
- Licence class: Carpentry
- Decision date: 10 May 2022
- Penalty: No action taken
- Disciplinary grounds: 317(1) b Negligent or incompetent work - not upheld 317(1) d Work not compliant with building consent - not upheld
- Summary: The Board found that the Respondent had not committed a disciplinary offence on the basis that there was insufficient evidence to establish that the building work under investigation was carried out by the Respondent when he was a Licensed Building Practitioner.
Hoskin [2022] BPB CB25672 – Penalty/Final Decision
- Complaint number: CB25672
- LBP number: BP128169
- Region: Omitted
- Licence class: Carpentry
- Decision date: 10 May 2022
- Penalty: 318(1)d Censure 318(4) Pay costs
- Disciplinary grounds: 317(1) da Failed to supply certificate / record of work 317(1) b Negligent or incompetent work - not upheld 317(1) d Work not compliant with building consent - not upheld
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Summary:
The Respondent failed to provide a record of work on completion of restricted building work. He is censured and ordered to pay costs of $500. The disciplinary finding will be recorded on the public Register for a period of three years.
The Respondent has not carried out building work in a negligent or incompetent manner (section 317(1)(b) of the Act) or in a manner contrary to a building consent (section 317(1)(d) of the Act). The Board made the finding on the basis that the Respondent was neither carrying out nor supervising the building work under investigation.
Edser [2022] BPB CB25808 – Penalty Decision
- Complaint number: CB25808
- LBP number: BP129563
- Region: Wellington
- Licence class: Roofing
- Decision date: 6 May 2022
- Penalty: 318(1)f Pay fine 318(4) Pay costs
- Disciplinary grounds: 317(1) da Failed to supply certificate / record of work 317(1) b Negligent or incompetent work - not upheld 317(1) d Work not compliant with building consent - not upheld
- Summary: The Respondent failed to provide a record of work on completion of restricted building work. He is fined $1,500 and ordered to pay costs of $1,000. The matter will be recorded in the Register of Licensed Building Practitioners for a period of three years.
Zhao [2022] BPB CB25892 – Finalised Draft Decision
- Complaint number: CB25892
- LBP number: BP117537
- Region: Auckland
- Licence class: Brick and Blocklaying, Carpentry
- Decision date: 3 May 2022
- Penalty: 318(1)f Pay fine 318(4) Pay costs
- Disciplinary grounds: 317(1) da Failed to supply certificate / record of work
- Summary: The Respondent failed to provide a record of work on completion of restricted building work. He is fined $1,500 and ordered to pay costs of $500. The disciplinary outcome will be recorded on the Register of Licensed Building Practitioners for a period of three years.
Broederlow [2022] BPB CB25866 – Finalised Draft Decision
- Complaint number: CB25866
- LBP number: BP107646
- Region: Auckland
- Licence class: Carpentry
- Decision date: 2 May 2022
- Penalty: 318(1)f Pay fine 318(4) Pay costs
- Disciplinary grounds: 317(1) da Failed to supply certificate / record of work 317(1) i Conduct likely to bring the regime into disrepute - not upheld
- Summary: The Respondent failed to provide a record of work on completion of restricted building work. He is fined $1,000 and ordered to pay costs of $500.
Stride [2022] BPB CB25485 – Penalty/Final Decision
- Complaint number: CB25485
- LBP number: BP135333
- Region: Omitted
- Licence class: Carpentry
- Decision date: 22 April 2022
- Penalty: 318(1)f Pay fine 318(4) Pay costs
- Disciplinary grounds: 317(1) b Negligent or incompetent work 317(1) d Work not compliant with building consent
- Summary: The Respondent carried out or supervised building work in a negligent manner and in a manner that was contrary to a building consent. He is fined $2,000 and ordered to pay costs of $3,000. The decision will be recorded in the Register of Licensed Building Practitioners for a period of three years.
Tafeamaalii [2022] BPB CB25773 – Penalty/Final Decision
- Complaint number: CB25773
- LBP number: BP106265
- Region: Omitted
- Licence class: Roofing
- Decision date: 21 April 2022
- Penalty: 318(1)d Censure 318(4) Pay costs
- Disciplinary grounds: 317(1) b Negligent or incompetent work
- Summary: The Respondent negligently supervised building work and was negligent in failing to ensure a building consent was in place prior to building work being carried out. He is censured and ordered to pay costs of $2,000. The disciplinary finding will be recorded on the public register for a period of three years.
Wu [2022] BPB CB25675 – Penalty/Final Decision
- Complaint number: CB25675
- LBP number: BP129165
- Region: Omitted
- Licence class: Carpentry, Site 2
- Decision date: 12 April 2022
- Penalty: 318(1)f Pay fine 318(4) Pay costs
- Disciplinary grounds: 317(1) b Negligent or incompetent work 317(1) da Failed to supply certificate / record of work
- Summary: The Respondent carried out building work in a negligent manner and in a manner that was not in accordance with the building consent issued. He also failed to provide a record of work on completion of restricted building work. He is fined $2,500 and ordered to pay costs of $3,500. The disciplinary finding will be recorded on the public Register for a period of 3 years.
Fogden [2022] BPB CB25878 – Finalised Draft Decision
- Complaint number: CB25878
- LBP number: BP114394
- Region: Auckland
- Licence class: Carpentry
- Decision date: 11 April 2022
- Penalty: 318(1)f Pay fine 318(4) Pay costs
- Disciplinary grounds: 317(1) da Failed to supply certificate / record of work
- Summary: The Respondent failed to provide a record of work on completion of restricted building work. He is fined $1,500 and ordered to pay costs of $500. The disciplinary finding will be recorded on the Register for Licensed Building Practitioners for a period of three years.