Past complaint decisions

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Rogo [2019] BPB CB25271 – Penalty Decision

  • Complaint number: CB25271
  • LBP number: BP 101184
  • Region: Wellington
  • Licence class: Carpentry, Site 1
  • Decision date: 20 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) b Negligent or incompetent work 317(1) d Work not compliant with building consent
  • Summary: Penalty order confirmed. Respondent submitted training order should be made. Deterrence required. Licence cancelled for 6 months. Costs $5,500. Publication ordered.
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Cropp [2019] BPB CB25247 – Final Decision

  • Complaint number: CB25247
  • LBP number: BP105932
  • Region: Canterbury
  • Licence class: Carpentry
  • Decision date: 20 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 October 2016. Record of work was provided on 26 July 2019. Fined $500, significant mitigating factors present. Costs $500. Matter dealt with on the papers.
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Guan [2020] BPB CB25250 – Final Decision

  • Complaint number: CB25250
  • LBP number: BP114839
  • Region: Auckland
  • Licence class: Carpentry, Roofing
  • Decision date: 16 March 2020
  • Penalty: 318(1)d Censure 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 317(1) d Work not compliant with building consent - not upheld
  • Summary: The Respondent carried out building work in a negligent manner. The building work did not met the requirements of E2 of the Building Code. He also failed to provide a record of work. The Respondent was censured and ordered to pay a fine of $1500 and costs of $1000.
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Horn [2020] BPB CB25259 – Not Upheld Decision

  • Complaint number: CB25259
  • LBP number: BP104294
  • Region: Wellington
  • Licence class: Carpentry
  • Decision date: 11 March 2020
  • Disciplinary grounds: 317(1) b Negligent or incompetent work - not upheld 317(1) da Failed to supply certificate / record of work - not upheld
  • Summary: Complaint not upheld. Some evidence of conduct that was not acceptable but not serious enough to warrant a disciplinary outcome. Did not carry out restricted building work so record of work not required.
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Halvorsen [2020] BPB CB25258 – Not Upheld Decision

  • Complaint number: CB25258
  • LBP number: BP116746
  • Region: Wellington
  • Licence class: Carpentry
  • Decision date: 11 March 2020
  • Penalty: No action taken
  • Disciplinary grounds: 317(1) b Negligent or incompetent work - not upheld 317(1) da Failed to supply certificate / record of work - not upheld
  • Summary: Complaint not upheld. Some evidence of work that was not carried out to an acceptable standard but conduct not serious enough to warrant a disciplinary outcome.
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Horrell [2020] BPB CB25228 – Board Decision

  • Complaint number: CB25228
  • LBP number: BP125036
  • Region: Southland
  • Licence class: Carpentry
  • Decision date: 10 March 2020
  • Penalty: 318(1)e Retraining 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, roofing work that did not comply with E2 of the Building Code. Contrary to a building consent, failure to ensure a building consent amendment was obtained prior to related building work being carried out. Training order made, costs of $3,000 ordered.
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Kaye [2020] BPB CB25203 – Board Decision

  • Complaint number: CB25203
  • LBP number: BP130630
  • Region: Wellington
  • Licence class: Brick and Blocklaying
  • Decision date: 10 March 2020
  • 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
  • Summary: Failure to provide a record of work on completion of restricted building work upheld. Negligence not upheld. Conduct not serious enough to warrant a disciplinary outcome. Censure, mitigating factors present. Costs $750. Costs reduced as negligence not upheld.
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Thomson [2020] BPB CB25272 – Not Upheld Decision

  • Complaint number: CB25272
  • LBP number: BP105756
  • Region: Wellington
  • Licence class: Carpentry
  • Decision date: 10 March 2020
  • Disciplinary grounds: 317(1) b Negligent or incompetent work - not upheld 317(1) d Work not compliant with building consent - not upheld 317(1) db Purported to be licensed in class not held - not upheld
  • Summary: Complaint not upheld. Respondent did not carry out the building work to which the allegations related. Restricted building work not complete.
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Stovell [2020] BPB CB25196 - Not upheld decision

  • Complaint number: CB25196
  • LBP number: BP130247
  • Region: Hawke's Bay
  • Licence class: Carpentry
  • Decision date: 6 March 2020
  • 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. Insufficient evidence to establish that the Respondent was responsible for the building work.
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Shearer [2019] BPB CB25199 - Substantive Decision

  • Complaint number: CB25199
  • LBP number: BP105092
  • Region: Canterbury
  • Licence class: Carpentry
  • Decision date: 6 March 2020
  • 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 provided in November 2018 and only to the owner. Fined $1,500, costs $500. Matter dealt with on the papers.
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Ng-Shiu [2019] BPB CB25065 – Final Decision

  • Complaint number: CB25065
  • LBP number: BP105954
  • Region: Auckland
  • Licence class: Carpentry, Site 2
  • Decision date: 6 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 November 2018. Record of work provided in March 2019 after a complaint was made. Fined $1,500, costs $750.
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Tuffley [2020] BPB CB25209 – Upheld Decision

  • Complaint number: CB25209
  • LBP number: BP122051
  • Region: Otago
  • Licence class: Carpentry
  • Decision date: 5 March 2020
  • Penalty: 318(1)f Pay fine 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 for carrying out building work that required a building consent without ensuring one was in place. Disrepute not upheld. Conduct not serious enough. Fined $3,000, costs $2,000.
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Haldankar [2020] BPB CB25206 – Penalty decision

  • Complaint number: CB25206
  • LBP number: BP119512
  • Region: Auckland
  • Licence class: Design 1
  • Decision date: 5 March 2020
  • Penalty: 318(1)f Pay fine 318(4) Pay costs
  • Disciplinary grounds: 317(1) b Negligent or incompetent work 317(1) h Misrepresented or worked outside competence
  • Summary: Negligent design work. Work done under supervision, inadequate supervision and checks of design. Design work outside of competence, Design AOP 1 licence, design had a risk matrix of greater than 12. Not within Respondent’s competence. Serious offending, fined $5,000, costs $3,000.
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Norman [2019] BPB CB25271 - Penalty Decision

  • Complaint number: CB25271
  • LBP number: BP102734
  • Region: Wellington
  • Licence class: Carpentry
  • Decision date: 4 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 December 2018. Record of work not provided. Fined $1,500, costs $500. Matter dealt with on the papers.
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Carey [2019] BPB CB25188 – Final Decision

  • Complaint number: CB25188
  • LBP number: BP108146
  • Region: Otago
  • Licence class: Carpentry
  • Decision date: 4 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. Building work carried out in 2014. Record of work not provided until after a complaint made. Censured, costs of $500. Matter dealt with on the papers. Penalty imposed consistent with 2014 record of work penalties.
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Gao [2019] BPB CB25352 – Final Decision

  • Complaint number: CB25352
  • LBP number: BP111042
  • Region: Auckland
  • Licence class: Brick and Blocklaying
  • Decision date: 4 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 August 2019. Payment dispute. Record of work provided to owner by not territorial authority in October 2019 after a complaint was made. Fined $1,500, costs $500. Matter dealt with on the papers.
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Zhong [2019] BPB CB25263 – Final Decision

  • Complaint number: CB25263
  • LBP number: BP123601
  • Region: Wellington
  • Licence class: Carpentry, Site 1
  • Decision date: 4 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. Record of work not provided. Respondent claimed he was supervised by another licensed building practitioner. Submission rejected. Claim record of work provided to main contractor. Not provision as per the Act. Fined $1,500, costs $500. Matter dealt with on the papers.
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