Past complaint decisions
Summaries of past complaint decisions by the Board.
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Carr [2020] BPB CB25292 – Final Decision
- Complaint number: CB25292
- LBP number: BP100083
- Region: Canterbury
- Licence class: Carpentry, Site 1
- Decision date: 31 March 2020
- Penalty: 318(1)f Pay fine 318(4) Pay costs
- Disciplinary grounds: 317(1) da Failed to supply certificate / record of work
- Summary: Failure to provide a record of work on completion of restricted building work. Completion in December 2017. Record of work not provided till 2019 and only after a complaint had been made. Fined $1,500, costs of $500. Matter dealt with on the papers.
Johnson [2020] BPB CB25099 – Final Decision
- Complaint number: CB25099
- LBP number: BP131716
- Region: Northland
- Licence class: Roofing
- Decision date: 31 March 2020
- Penalty: 318(1)f Pay fine 318(4) Pay costs
- Disciplinary grounds: 317(1) da Failed to supply certificate / record of work
- Summary: Failure to provide a record of work on completion of restricted building work. Completion occurred in July 2017. Record of work not provided until January 2019, after a complaint was made. Fined $500, fine reduced as two persons disciplined for the same matter, costs $500. Matter dealt with on the papers.
Johnson [2020] BPB CB25100 Final Decision
- Complaint number: CB25100
- LBP number: BP129376
- Region: Northland
- Licence class: Roofing
- Decision date: 31 March 2020
- Penalty: 318(1)f Pay fine 318(4) Pay costs
- Disciplinary grounds: 317(1) da Failed to supply certificate / record of work
- Summary: Failure to provide a record of work on completion of restricted building work. Completion occurred in July 2017. Record of work not provided until January 2019, after a complaint was made. Fined $500, fine reduced as two persons disciplined for the same matter, costs $500. Matter dealt with on the papers.
Maiava [2019] BPB CB25207 – Penalty Decision
- Complaint number: CB25207
- LBP number: BP115777
- Region: Auckland
- Licence class: Carpentry
- Decision date: 30 March 2020
- 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: Penalty and costs orders upheld. Fined $2,000, costs of $2,250. No new mitigating circumstances raised.
Coombs [2020] BPB CB25385 - Final Decision
- Complaint number: CB25385
- LBP number: BP134881
- Region: Auckland
- Licence class: Carpentry
- Decision date: 30 March 2020
- Penalty: 318(1)f Pay fine 318(4) Pay costs
- Disciplinary grounds: 317(1) da Failed to supply certificate / record of work
- Summary: Failure to provide a record of work on completion of restricted building work. Completion occurred in April 2019. Record of work not provided. Fined $1,500, costs $500. Matter dealt with on the papers.
Guan [2020] BPB CB25248 – Final Decision
- Complaint number: CB25248
- LBP number: BP114839
- Region: Auckland
- Licence class: Carpentry, Roofing, Site 1
- Decision date: 30 March 2020
- 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: Negligent roofing work. Respondent claimed he had not carried out the work. Board found evidence showed that he had. Failure to provide a record of work. Completion in 2014. Record of work not provided. Fined $1,500, costs $1,000.
Bryant [2020] BPB CB24568 – Substantive Decision
- Complaint number: CB24568
- LBP number: BP131496
- Region: Bay of Plenty
- Licence class: Design 2
- Decision date: 28 March 2020
- Penalty: 318(1)f Pay fine 318(4) Pay costs
- Disciplinary grounds: 317(1) b Negligent or incompetent work
- Summary: Negligent supervision of design work. Respondent not the original author but RFI requests not adequately dealt with and client not consulted on design solutions chosen. Did not provide adequate supervision or quality assurance. Starting point of $4,000 reduced to $3,000. Costs of $2,000.
Carter [2020] BPB CB25265 – Substantive Decision
- Complaint number: CB25265
- LBP number: BP113819
- Region: Canterbury
- Licence class: Design 3
- Decision date: 27 March 2020
- Penalty: 318(1)d Censure 318(4) Pay costs
- Disciplinary grounds: 317(1) b Negligent or incompetent work
- Summary: Negligent design work. Design work did not meet acceptable standards and failure to deal with requests for further information in an acceptable manner. Mitigating circumstances present, Respondent censured, costs of $1,000 ordered.
Caseley [2020] BPB CB25291 – Final Decision
- Complaint number: CB25291
- LBP number: BP125314
- Region: Otago
- Licence class: Carpentry
- Decision date: 27 March 2020
- 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: Negligent building work and building work contrary to a building consent in relation to roofing. Failure to comply with E2. Failure to provide a record of work. Fined $2,500, costs $500. Matter dealt with on the papers.
Melgren [2020] BPB CB25326 – Final Decision
- Complaint number: CB25326
- LBP number: BP127654
- Region: Auckland
- Licence class: Carpentry, Site 1
- Decision date: 27 March 2020
- Penalty: 318(1)a Cancel licence 318(4) Pay costs 318(5) Public notification of the Board's action
- Disciplinary grounds: 317(1) i Conduct likely to bring the regime into disrepute
- Summary: Disrepute upheld, pattern of business liquidations whilst Respondent was benefiting himself to the detriment of creditors, financial malfeasance found. Licence cancelled for 3 years, costs $500. Matter dealt with on the papers.
George [2020] BPB CB25278 - Final Decision
- Complaint number: CB25278
- LBP number: BP132394
- Region: Wellington
- Licence class: Carpentry
- Decision date: 26 March 2020
- Penalty: 318(1)f Pay fine 318(4) Pay costs
- Disciplinary grounds: 317(1) da Failed to supply certificate / record of work
- Summary: Failure to provide a record of work on completion of restricted building work. Work was completed in November 2017, record of work provided in July 2019 after a complaint had been made. Fined $1,000, costs $500. Matter dealt with on the papers.
Edmonds [2020] BPB 25327 - Final Decision
- Complaint number: CB25327
- LBP number: BP103532
- Region: Auckland
- Licence class: Carpentry, Site 3
- Decision date: 26 March 2020
- Penalty: 318(1)f Pay fine 318(4) Pay costs
- Disciplinary grounds: 317(1) da Failed to supply certificate / record of work
- Summary: Failure to provide a record of work on completion of restricted building work. Work completed in October 2018. Record of work not provided till September 2019. Fined $1,500, costs $500. Matter dealt with on the papers.
Palmer [2020] BPB CB25230 - Not upheld Decision
- Complaint number: CB25230
- LBP number: BP122264
- Region: Auckland
- Licence class: Carpentry, Site 1
- Decision date: 25 March 2020
- 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: Complaint not upheld. Respondent did not carry out work complaint about and/or it was not sufficiently serious enough. Record of work issued to entity that was reasonably believed to be the owner.
Perrett [2019] BPB CB25348 – Draft Decision
- Complaint number: CB25348
- LBP number: BP105543
- Region: Canterbury
- Licence class: Carpentry
- Decision date: 25 March 2020
- Penalty: 318(1)f Pay fine 318(4) Pay costs
- Disciplinary grounds: 317(1) da Failed to supply certificate / record of work
- Summary: Failure to provide a record of work on completion of restricted building work. Completion occurred in April 2018. Record of work provided in October 2019 after a complaint had been made. Fined $1,500, costs $500. Matter dealt with on the papers.
Billington [2019] BPB CB25295 – Final Decision
- Complaint number: CB25295
- LBP number: BP129703
- Region: Manawatu-Wanganui
- Licence class: Roofing
- Decision date: 24 March 2020
- 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: Negligence and contrary to a building consent upheld, multiple quality and compliance issues including failure to meet the function requirements of E2. Failure to provide a record of work on completion of restricted building work. Completion March 2019. Nor record of work provided. Fined $2,000, costs $500. Matter dealt with on the papers.
Turner [2019] BPB CB25198 – Final Decision
- Complaint number: CB25198
- LBP number: BP108001
- Region: Auckland
- Licence class: Carpentry, Site 2
- Decision date: 23 March 2020
- Penalty: 318(1)f Pay fine 318(4) Pay costs
- Disciplinary grounds: 317(1) da Failed to supply certificate / record of work
- Summary: Failure to provide a record of work on completion of restricted building work. Completion occurred in July 2017. Record of work was provided November 2018. Fined $1,000, costs $500. Matter dealt with on the papers.
Yu [2020] BPB CB25151 – Final Decision
- Complaint number: CB25151
- LBP number: BP103563
- Region: Auckland
- Licence class: Carpentry
- Decision date: 23 March 2020
- Penalty: 318(1)f Pay fine 318(4) Pay costs
- Disciplinary grounds: 317(1) da Failed to supply certificate / record of work
- Summary: Failure to provide a record of work on completion of restricted building work. Completion occurred in August 2018. Record of work provided to main contractor, not to owner or territorial authority. Fined $1,500, costs $500. Matter dealt with on the papers.
Smith [2020] BPB CB25253 – Final Decision
- Complaint number: CB25253
- LBP number: BP125503
- Region: Canterbury
- Licence class: Carpentry
- Decision date: 23 March 2020
- Penalty: 318(1)f Pay fine 318(4) Pay costs
- Disciplinary grounds: 317(1) da Failed to supply certificate / record of work
- Summary: Failure to provide a record of work on completion of restricted building work. Fined $1,000, costs $500. Matter dealt with on the papers.
Gallagher [2019] BPB CB25231 – Substantive Decision
- Complaint number: CB25231
- LBP number: BP131125
- Region: Auckland
- Licence class: Carpentry
- Decision date: 23 March 2020
- 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: Failure to provide a record of work on completion of restricted building work. Work completed in May 2019. Record of work not provided. Disrepute not upheld. Conduct not serious enough. Fined $1,500, costs $1,000.
Gallagher [2019] BPB CB25237 – Substantive Decision
- Complaint number: CB25237
- LBP number: BP131125
- Region: Auckland
- Licence class: Carpentry
- Decision date: 23 March 2020
- Penalty: 318(1)b Suspend licence 318(4) Pay costs
- Disciplinary grounds: 317(1) b Negligent or incompetent work 317(1) i Conduct likely to bring the regime into disrepute - not upheld
- Summary: Negligent building work. Failure to install structural support. Unsafe building. Failure to deal with asbestos correctly. Disrepute not upheld, conduct not serious enough. Licence suspended for 6 months, costs $2,000.