Past complaint decisions
Summaries of past complaint decisions by the Board.
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Qian [2019] BPB CB25261 – Board Decision
- Complaint number: CB25261
- LBP number: BP128286
- Region: Auckland
- Licence class: Foundations
- Decision date: 23 December 2019
- 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 $2,500, costs of $500. Costs reduced as matter dealt with on the papers.
Vorster [2019] BPB CB25160 – Substantive Decision
- Complaint number: CB25160
- LBP number: BP103265
- Region: Auckland
- Licence class: Carpentry
- Decision date: 23 December 2019
- 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 contrary to a building consent. Incorrect fixing of cladding. Changes to window joinery without building consent changes being made. Completion in 2017, record of work not provided. Fined $2,500, costs $2,000.
Reeve [2019] BPB CB25064 – Not Upheld Decision
- Complaint number: CB25064
- LBP number: BP117513
- Region: Northland
- Licence class: Carpentry, Site 2
- Decision date: 23 December 2019
- 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 or supervise the building work to which the complaint related.
Sangster 2019 [BPB] CB25173 – Substantive Decision
- Complaint number: CB25173
- LBP number: BP 110562
- Region: Otago
- Licence class: Carpentry
- Decision date: 19 December 2019
- 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 record of work on completion of restricted building work. Record of work not provided in a timely manner following a dispute. Fined $1,000, costs $500. Some mitigation and matter dealt with on the papers.
Soeteman 2019 [BPB] CB25149 – Substantive Decision
- Complaint number: CB25149
- LBP number: BP110794
- Region: Wellington
- Licence class: Carpentry, Roofing
- Decision date: 19 December 2019
- 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: Building work not carried out to an acceptable standard and contrary to a building consent. Errors not rectified when identified. Negligence, contrary to a consent upheld. Failure to provide a record of work. Fined $2,500, costs $2,000.
Li 2019 [BPB] CB25187 – Not Upheld Decision
- Complaint number: CB25187
- LBP number: BP130642
- Region: Auckland
- Licence class: Carpentry, Site 1
- Decision date: 19 December 2019
- Disciplinary grounds: 317(1) da Failed to supply certificate / record of work - not upheld
- Summary: Complaint not upheld. Allegation of failure to provide a record of work on completion of restricted building work. Respondent provided record of work to territorial authority in a timely manner but not to owner. Held record of work was within the public domain, that the owner had access to it and that the purposes of the legislation had been complied with.
Namana [2019] CB25137 Substantive Decision
- Complaint number: CB25137
- LBP number: BP119193
- Region: Waikato
- Licence class: Foundations
- Decision date: 18 December 2019
- 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 $500, costs $500. Penalty reflected 2014 penalties imposed.
Kenny [2019] CB25251 – Final Decision
- Complaint number: CB25251
- LBP number: BP111858
- Region: Bay of Plenty
- Licence class: Carpentry
- Decision date: 18 December 2019
- Penalty: 318(1)f Pay fine 318(4) Pay costs
- Disciplinary grounds: 317(1) b Negligent or incompetent work
- Summary: Negligence, failure to ensure a building consent was granted prior to carrying out building work. Fined $2,000, costs of $750. Matter dealt with on the papers.
Rogo [2019] BPB CB25271 – Substantive Decision
- Complaint number: CB25271
- LBP number: BP 101184
- Region: Wellington
- Licence class: Carpentry, Site 1
- Decision date: 18 December 2019
- 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: Negligent supervision and building work that was contrary to a building consent. Repeated inspection failures. Respondent supervising remotely and not checking work. No action taken to rectify compliance failures. Licence cancelled for 6 months. Costs $5,500. Publication ordered.
Tierney [2019] BPB CB25092 – Substantive Decision
- Complaint number: CB25092
- LBP number: BP122075
- Region: Waikato
- Licence class: Carpentry
- Decision date: 17 December 2019
- Penalty: 318(1)a Cancel 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 - not upheld
- Summary: Building work fell below acceptable standards, quality and compliance issues and not in accordance with the building consent. Failure to provide a record of work not upheld, work completed removed and redone. Licensed cancelled. Fined $3,000, costs $2,000.
Lowrey [2019] BPB CB25113 – Penalty Decision
- Complaint number: CB25113
- LBP number: BP 102765
- Region: Wellington
- Licence class: Carpentry
- Decision date: 17 December 2019
- Penalty: 318(1)d Censure 318(4) Pay costs
- Disciplinary grounds: 317(1) b Negligent or incompetent work
- Summary: Negligence upheld. Carried out building work that required a building consent without ensuring one was in place. Censured, mitigating circumstances, Respondent accepted his wrongdoing, costs $1,000.
Pengelly [2019] BPB CB25240 – Final Decision
- Complaint number: CB25240
- LBP number: BP134774
- Region: Northland
- Licence class: Carpentry
- Decision date: 13 December 2019
- 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. No submissions received.
Lavatai [2019] BPB CB25215 – Not Upheld Decision
- Complaint number: CB25215
- LBP number: BP 130312
- Region: Auckland
- Licence class: Carpentry
- Decision date: 11 December 2019
- Disciplinary grounds: 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. Conduct not serious enough. Record of work provided within a reasonable period of the Respondent being aware that completion had occurred.
Singh [2019] BPB CB25213 – Not Upheld Decision
- Complaint number: CB25213
- LBP number: BP108587
- Region: Auckland
- Licence class: Carpentry
- Decision date: 11 December 2019
- 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.
Lin [2019] BPB CB25141 – Penalty Decision
- Complaint number: CB25141
- LBP number: BP111310
- Region: Auckland
- Licence class: Carpentry
- Decision date: 11 December 2019
- 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 2017. Record of work provided in March 2019 after a complaint was made. Fined $1,000, mitigation taken into account, costs $500. Matter dealt with on the papers.
Meak [2019] BPB CB25212 – Not Upheld Decision
- Complaint number: CB25212
- LBP number: BP 110497
- Region: Auckland
- Licence class: Carpentry
- Decision date: 11 December 2019
- Disciplinary grounds: 317(1) da Failed to supply certificate / record of work - not upheld
- Summary: Complaint not upheld. Insufficient evidence to establish that the Respondent had carried out or supervised restricted building work.
Chand [2019] BPB CB25211- Not Upheld Decision
- Complaint number: CB25211
- LBP number: BP129886
- Region: Auckland
- Licence class: Carpentry
- Decision date: 11 December 2019
- Disciplinary grounds: 317(1) da Failed to supply certificate / record of work - not upheld
- Summary: Complaint not upheld. Insufficient evidence to prove, on the balance of probabilities, that the Respondent carried out or supervised any restricted building work.
Nicholas [2019] BPB CB25185 – Not Upheld Decision
- Complaint number: CB25185
- LBP number: BP125214
- Region: Marlborough
- Licence class: Carpentry
- Decision date: 9 December 2019
- 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. Conduct not serious enough.
Grunwell [BPB] CB25202 – Substantive Decision
- Complaint number: CB25202
- LBP number: BP117143
- Region: Bay of Plenty
- Licence class: Roofing
- Decision date: 2 December 2019
- 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. Respondent fined $1,500. Costs of $500.
Parkes [2019] BPB CB25244 – Final Decision
- Complaint number: CB25244
- LBP number: BP125711
- Region: Auckland
- Licence class: Carpentry
- Decision date: 2 December 2019
- 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. No submissions received.