Past complaint decisions
Summaries of past complaint decisions by the Board.
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Vale [2019] BPB CB25264 – Final Decision
- Complaint number: CB25264
- LBP number: BP111177
- Region: Wellington
- Licence class: Roofing
- Decision date: 2 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 not provided. Fined $1,500, costs $500. Matter dealt with on the papers.
Grunwell [BPB] BPB CB25202 – Penalty Decision
- Complaint number: CB25202
- LBP number: BP117143
- Region: Bay of Plenty
- Licence class: Roofing
- Decision date: 2 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: The Board has upheld its initial view. Respondent fined $1,500, costs of $500.
South [2019] BPB CB25107 – Penalty Decision
- Complaint number: CB25107
- LBP number: BP113121
- Region: Bay of Plenty
- Licence class: Carpentry
- Decision date: 28 February 2020
- Penalty: 318(1)b Suspend licence 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 317(1) i Conduct likely to bring the regime into disrepute - not upheld
- Summary: Penalty order upheld. No mitigation presented. No acceptance of wrongdoing. Licence suspended for 6 months, costs $3,500.
Jonker [2020] BPB CB25071 – Final Decision
- Complaint number: CB25071
- LBP number: BP126508
- Region: Canterbury
- Licence class: Carpentry
- Decision date: 27 February 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 317(1) i Conduct likely to bring the regime into disrepute - not upheld
- Summary: Negligent building work and contrary to a building consent. Submission that the building work was unfinished rejected. Significant noncompliance issues and poor workmanship including Respondent designed and manufactured trusses. Failure to provide a record of work. Contract cancelled. Record of work not provided. Disrepute not upheld as conduct not serious enough. Respondent fined $3,500, costs of $2,500.
Best [2020] BPB CB25269 – Not Upheld Decision
- Complaint number: CB25269
- LBP number: BP131059
- Region: Northland
- Licence class: Carpentry
- Decision date: 27 February 2020
- Disciplinary grounds: 317(1) b Negligent or incompetent work - not upheld 317(1) d Work not compliant with building consent - not upheld
- Summary: Complaint not upheld. Root cause of issues raised lay in work of others and scheduling imposed by main contractor. Other issue not serious enough to warrant a disciplinary outcome.
Holt [2020] BPB CB25130 – Board Decision
- Complaint number: CB25130
- LBP number: LB128673
- Region: Auckland
- Licence class: Carpentry
- Decision date: 27 February 2020
- Penalty: 318(1)d Censure 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. Mitigating factors present. Respondent censured. Costs $500.
Phillips [2019] BPB CB25236 – Not Upheld Decision
- Complaint number: CB25236
- LBP number: BP106369
- Region: Canterbury
- Licence class: Carpentry
- Decision date: 26 February 2020
- Penalty: No action taken
- Disciplinary grounds: 317(1) b Negligent or incompetent work - not upheld
- Summary: The Respondent did not carry out or supervise the building work complained about. No disciplinary offences have been committed.
Whiting [2020] BPB CB25131 – Not Upheld Decision
- Complaint number: CB25131
- LBP number: BP132285
- Region: Auckland
- Licence class: Carpentry
- Decision date: 26 February 2020
- Penalty: No action taken
- Disciplinary grounds: 317(1) da Failed to supply certificate / record of work - not upheld
- Summary: Complaint not upheld. Allegation of a failure to provide a record of work. Respondent did not carry out or supervise any restricted building work.
Zheng [2020] BPB CB25225 – Final Decision
- Complaint number: CB25225
- LBP number: BP128237
- Region: Auckland
- Licence class: Foundations
- Decision date: 18 February 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 $1,500, costs $500. Matter dealt with on the papers.
Witheford [2019] BPB CB25129 - Not Upheld Decision
- Complaint number: CB25129
- LBP number: BP122527
- Region: Auckland
- Licence class: Carpentry, Site 1
- Decision date: 11 February 2020
- Penalty: No action taken
- Disciplinary grounds: 317(1) da Failed to supply certificate / record of work - not upheld
- Summary: Record of work complaint not upheld. Respondent did not carry out restricted building work.
Cai [2019] BPB CB25148 – Not Upheld Decision
- Complaint number: CB25148
- LBP number: BP126258
- Region: Auckland
- Licence class: Carpentry
- Decision date: 11 February 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. Allegations of negligence, failure to comply with the building consent and failure to provide a record of work. Respondent did not engage in Registrar’s Report investigation. At the hearing he presented evidence which established that he was not the responsible person.
Maiava [2019] BPB CB25207 – Substantive Decsion
- Complaint number: CB25207
- LBP number: BP115777
- Region: Auckland
- Licence class: Carpentry
- Decision date: 7 February 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 upheld in respect of installing an over-spanned bearer, sequencing of building work which lead to elements being missed or not completed and failures to ensure changes to the building consent were dealt with prior to the work being carried out. Building work also found to have been contrary to the building consent issued. Design and material changes made without any consent changes being sought. Failure to provide a record of work on competition of restricted building work. Fined $2,500 down from a starting point of $3,500, fine reduced as design issues impacted the build. Costs of $2,250.
Stevenson [2019] BPB CB25166 – Not Upheld Decision
- Complaint number: CB25166
- LBP number: BP122331
- Region: Auckland
- Licence class: Carpentry
- Decision date: 7 February 2020
- Disciplinary grounds: 317(1) da Failed to supply certificate / record of work - not upheld
- Summary: Record of work complaint not upheld. Respondent did not carry out restricted building work.
Franks [2019] BPB CB25254 – Final Decision
- Complaint number: CB25254
- LBP number: BP117006
- Region: Wellington
- Licence class: Carpentry
- Decision date: 23 January 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 2017. Respondent claimed he did not have to provide one. Payment dispute. Record of work provided to territorial authority in July 2019 but not to owner. Fined $1,500, costs $500. Matter dealt with on the papers.
Sangster 2019 [BPB] CB25173 – Penalty Decision
- Complaint number: CB25173
- LBP number: BP110562
- Region: Otago
- Licence class: Carpentry
- Decision date: 22 January 2020
- Penalty: 318(1)f Pay fine 318(4) Pay costs
- Disciplinary grounds: 317(1) da Failed to supply certificate / record of work
- Summary: Penalty and costs orders upheld. No new mitigation. Respondent fined $1,000, costs $500. Matter dealt with on the papers.
Ulugia [2019] BPB CB25178 – Final Decision
- Complaint number: CB25178
- LBP number: BP118097
- Region: Auckland
- Licence class: Brick and Blocklaying
- Decision date: 14 January 2020
- Penalty: 318(1)f Pay fine 318(4) Pay costs
- Disciplinary grounds: 317(1) da Failed to supply certificate / record of work
Webb [2019] BPB CB25175 – Final Decision
- Complaint number: CB25175
- LBP number: BP116946
- Region: Bay of Plenty
- Licence class: Brick and Blocklaying
- Decision date: 14 January 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 2018. Record of work provided in March 2019 after a complaint was made. Fined $1,500, costs $500. Matter dealt with on the papers.
McPherson [2019] BPB CB25142 – Final Decision
- Complaint number: CB25142
- LBP number: BP134623
- Region: Otago
- Licence class: Carpentry
- Decision date: 14 January 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 on 4 February 2019. Record of work not provided. Complaint made. Record of work then provided. Fined $1,500, costs $500. Matter dealt with on the papers,
Campbell [2019] BPB CB25325 – Final Decision
- Complaint number: CB25325
- LBP number: BP129813
- Region: West Coast
- Licence class: Carpentry, Foundations
- Decision date: 14 January 2020
- Penalty: 318(1)d Censure
- Disciplinary grounds: 317(1) b Negligent or incompetent work
- Summary: Negligence upheld, failure to ensure the safety of persons working on a building site. Respondent convicted in the District Court for Health and Safety breaches. Censured, no costs. Matter dealt with on the papers.
Hanson 2020 [BPB] CB25152 – Board Decision
- Complaint number: CB25152
- LBP number: BP130700
- Region: Wellington
- Licence class: Carpentry
- Decision date: 6 January 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) i Conduct likely to bring the regime into disrepute - not upheld
- Summary: Negligent building work and failure to build in accordance with the building consent. Failure to deal with building consent changes in an appropriate manner. Disrepute no upheld, conduct not sufficiently serious enough to warrant a finding. Training ordered, costs $3,000.