Past complaint decisions
Summaries of past complaint decisions by the Board.
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Complaint CB25083 2019 - Substantive
- Complaint number: CB25083
- LBP number: BP126664
- Region: Auckland
- Licence class: Carpentry
- Decision date: 15 July 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.
Complaint CB24372 2019 - Substantive
- Complaint number: CB24372
- LBP number: BP106586
- Region: Auckland
- Licence class: Carpentry
- Decision date: 15 July 2019
- Penalty: 318(1)d Censure 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, building contrary to a building consent and failure to provide a record of work. Changes made to building consent without the required approvals being granted. Significant mitigating circumstances present. Respondent censured. Costs of $500.
Complaint CB25054 2019 - Not upheld
- Complaint number: CB25054
- LBP number: BP130993
- Region: Auckland
- Licence class: Carpentry
- Decision date: 15 July 2019
- 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. Allegation of negligence. Contractual issues and/or did not reach the seriousness threshold for a disciplinary outcome.
Thompson [2019] BPB CB24817- Substantive Decision
- Complaint number: CB24817
- LBP number: BP126742
- Region: Wellington
- Licence class: Carpentry
- Decision date: 15 July 2019
- 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: Respondent carried out building work without a building consent. Respondent negligent for failing to ensure a consent was in place prior to the working being undertaken. Fined $2,000, costs $2,000.
Logie [2019] BPB CB25053- Substantive Decision
- Complaint number: CB25053
- LBP number: BP123822
- Region: Waikato
- Licence class: Brick and Blocklaying
- Decision date: 11 July 2019
- 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 - not upheld
- Summary: Respondent carried out building work without a building consent. Respondent negligent for failing to ensure a consent was in place prior to the working being undertaken. Work also found to have been incompetently carried out, Respondent made fundamental errors in materials selection. Fined $3,000, costs $2,000.
Complaint CB25043 2019 - Penalty
- Complaint number: CB25043
- LBP number: BP111530
- Region: Auckland
- Licence class: External Plastering
- Decision date: 10 July 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 argued ignorance of the law, argument not accepted. Fined $1,500, costs of $500. Penalty submission made. No change to decision.
Complaint CB25046 2019 - Not upheld
- Complaint number: CB25046
- LBP number: BP129265
- Region: Auckland
- Licence class: Roofing
- Decision date: 5 July 2019
- Disciplinary grounds: 317(1) b Negligent or incompetent work - not upheld 317(1) h Misrepresented or worked outside competence - not upheld
- Summary: Complaint not upheld. Respondent did not carry out the building work. Board noted the Respondent’s view that his roofing licence authorised him to carry out all types of roofing was incorrect. Only authorised to carry out roofing work within his Area of Practice(s).
Complaint C2-01912 2019 - Substantive
- Complaint number: C2-01912
- LBP number: BP121116
- Region: Auckland
- Licence class: Carpentry, Site 2
- Decision date: 1 July 2019
- Penalty: 318(1)d Censure
- 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. Significant mitigation presented. Respondent censured, no costs ordered.
Complaint CB25032 2019 - Substantive
- Complaint number: CB25032
- LBP number: BP102849
- Region: Auckland
- Licence class: Brick and Blocklaying
- Decision date: 1 July 2019
- Penalty: 318(1)d Censure
- 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. Significant mitigation presented. Respondent censured, no costs ordered.
Complaint CB24023 2019 - Substantive
- Complaint number: CB24023
- LBP number: BP109595
- Region: Auckland
- Licence class: Carpentry, Site 2
- Decision date: 1 July 2019
- Penalty: 318(1)d Censure
- 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 censured. No costs ordered.
Complaint CB25033 2019 - Substantive
- Complaint number: CB25033
- LBP number: BP131428
- Region: Auckland
- Licence class: Roofing
- Decision date: 1 July 2019
- Penalty: 318(1)d Censure
- 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. Significant mitigating circumstances present. Respondent censured. Costs of $500. Matter dealt with on the papers.
Cruickshank [2019] C2-01916 Substantive Decision
- Complaint number: C2-01916
- LBP number: BP127355
- Region: Auckland
- Licence class: Carpentry
- Decision date: 1 July 2019
- Penalty: 318(1)d Censure
- 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. Censure on the basis that record of work was provided to the main contractor (but not the owner) in a timely manner. No costs ordered.
Complaint CB24082 2019 - Substantive
- Complaint number: CB24082
- LBP number: BP112492
- Region: Wellington
- Licence class: Design 2, Site 2
- Decision date: 26 June 2019
- Penalty: 318(1)b Suspend licence 318(1)f Pay fine 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 - not upheld
- Summary: Negligence upheld. Designer and Site AOP2 Licence holder who was project managing the build failed to ensure that building consent amendments were obtained prior to associated building work being carried out. Licence suspended for 9 months, fined $3,500, costs of $2,000. Publication ordered.
Gavin [2019] BPB CB25021- Substantive Decision
- Complaint number: CB25021
- LBP number: BP12065
- Region: Wellington
- Licence class: Carpentry
- Decision date: 26 June 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 of $500. Matter dealt with on the papers.
Complaint CB24674 2019 - Substantive
- Complaint number: CB24674
- LBP number: BP114877
- Region: West Coast
- Licence class: Carpentry
- Decision date: 25 June 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 317(1) i Conduct likely to bring the regime into disrepute - not upheld
- Summary: Negligence and building work contrary to a building consent with regard to building work being carried out prior to the issue of a building consent, the positioning of the dwelling, product substitutions, install of windows and health and safety matters. Failure to provide a record of work. Disrepute not upheld. Respondent fined $4,500 and ordered to pay costs of $2,500.
Complaint CB25031 2019 - Substantive
- Complaint number: CB25031
- LBP number: BP131059
- Region: Wellington
- Licence class: Carpentry
- Decision date: 24 June 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 $1500. Costs of $500. Matter dealt with on the papers.
Complaint CB24860 2019 - Substantive
- Complaint number: CB24860
- LBP number: BP101555
- Region: Otago
- Licence class: Carpentry
- Decision date: 18 June 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 317(1) i Conduct likely to bring the regime into disrepute - not upheld
- Summary: Respondent failed to ensure correct procedures as regards amendments and variations to a building consent were followed and was negligent in the manner in which weatherboards were installed. Failure to provide a record of work. Respondent fined $3,000, costs of $2,000.
Complaint CB25093 2019 - Substantive
- Complaint number: CB25093
- LBP number: BP119683
- Region: Canterbury
- Licence class: Carpentry, Site 2
- Decision date: 13 June 2019
- 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 accepted Respondents submissions on their financial position. Respondent fined $1,500. Costs reduced to $500.
Bone 2019 CB25016 - Appealed Decision
- Complaint number: CB25016
- LBP number: BP103423
- Region: Auckland
- Licence class: Carpentry, Site 2
- Decision date: 10 June 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
- Summary: Appeal allowed. Building Practitioners Board decision overturned by the District Court in CIV-2019-044-000947 [2019] Bone v Building Practiicioners Board.
Complaint CB25043 2019 - Substantive
- Complaint number: CB25043
- LBP number: BP111530
- Region: Auckland
- Licence class: External Plastering
- Decision date: 10 June 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 argued ignorance of the law, argument not accepted. Fined $1,500, costs of $500.