Past complaint decisions
Summaries of past complaint decisions by the Board.
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Complaint CB24811 2019 - Substantive
- Complaint number: CB24811
- LBP number: BP121260
- Region: Auckland
- Licence class: Carpentry
- Decision date: 31 May 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 CB24528 2019 - Substantive
- Complaint number: CB24528
- LBP number: BP100990
- Region: Auckland
- Licence class: Carpentry, Site 1
- Decision date: 31 May 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.
Bason [2019] BPB CB24697 – Penalty Decision
- Complaint number: CB24697
- LBP number: BP 127835
- Region: Auckland
- Licence class: Carpentry
- Decision date: 24 May 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 has upheld its initial view. Fined $500, costs of $750.
Thurston [2019] BPB CB24374 - Penalty Decision
- Complaint number: CB24374
- LBP number: BP106648
- Region: Otago
- Licence class: Carpentry
- Decision date: 17 May 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: The Board affirmed its initial view on penalty and costs. The Board does not have discretion as regards the requirement to record disciplinary action on the Register. Fined $1,500, costs of $1,000.
Senior [2019] BPB CB24083 (C2-01946) – Penalty Decision
- Complaint number: CB24083 (C2-1946)
- LBP number: BP112492
- Region: Wellington
- Licence class: Design 2, Site 2
- Decision date: 17 May 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 - not upheld 317(1) i Conduct likely to bring the regime into disrepute - not upheld
- Summary: Fine and costs order upheld. Respondent, the holder of Site and Design licences found to have been negligent as regards his coordination and oversight of a building project. Contrary to a consent not upheld as Respondent did not carry out building work. Disrepute not upheld. Respondent fined $2,000. Costs of $2,000.
Complaint CB24101 2019 - Not upheld
- Complaint number: CB24101
- LBP number: BP115428
- Region: Canterbury
- Licence class: Roofing
- Decision date: 15 May 2019
- Disciplinary grounds: 317(1) b Negligent or incompetent work - not upheld 317(1) da Failed to supply certificate / record of work - not upheld
- Summary: Respondent did not carry out the noncompliant building work that was being investigated. Board found that he had not carried out or supervised building work in a negligent or incompetent manner nor had he carried out building work contrary to a building consent.
Complaint C2-01919 2019 - Substantive
- Complaint number: C2-01919
- LBP number: BP104100
- Region: Canterbury
- Licence class: Carpentry
- Decision date: 15 May 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: Negligent supervision of building work and building work that was contrary to a building consent, changes to consented work not dealt with prior to work being carried out. Failure to provide a record of work. Fined $3,500, costs of $3,000.
Jerard [2019] BPB CB24186 – Not Upheld Decision
- Complaint number: CB24186
- LBP number: BP123780
- Region: Canterbury
- Licence class: Carpentry
- Decision date: 10 May 2019
- Disciplinary grounds: 317(1) b Negligent or incompetent work - not upheld
- Summary: Negligence not upheld. Conduct did not meet the threshold for disciplinary action.
Complaint CB24002 2019 - Not upheld
- Complaint number: CB24002
- LBP number: BP108854
- Region: Waikato
- Licence class: Carpentry
- Decision date: 10 May 2019
- Disciplinary grounds: 317(1) b Negligent or incompetent work - not upheld
- Summary: Negligence not upheld. Conduct did not meet the threshold for disciplinary action.
Hutt [2019] CB24100 – Not Upheld Decision
- Complaint number: CB24100
- LBP number: BP115399
- Region: Waikato
- Licence class: Carpentry, Design 2
- Decision date: 10 May 2019
- Disciplinary grounds: 317(1) b Negligent or incompetent work - not upheld
- Summary: Negligence not upheld. Conduct did not meet the threshold for disciplinary action.
Bailey [2019] BPB CB24632 – Decision Not Upheld
- Complaint number: CB24632
- LBP number: BP112675
- Region: Auckland
- Licence class: Carpentry, Site 2
- Decision date: 9 May 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 in respect of carrying out building work without a building consent amendment. Board found that there had been reasonable reliance on building consent authority erroneous advice that the building work could continue.
Knight 2019 CB24274 - Not Upheld Decision
- Complaint number: CB24274
- LBP number: BP125934
- Region: Auckland
- Licence class: Design 2
- Decision date: 9 May 2019
- Disciplinary grounds: 317(1) b Negligent or incompetent work - not upheld 317(1) i Conduct likely to bring the regime into disrepute - not upheld
- Summary: Complaint not upheld. Allegations related to design work. Conduct not sufficiently serious enough to warrant disciplinary action.
Eillebrecht [2019] BPB CB24382 - Penalty Decision
- Complaint number: CB24382
- LBP number: BP107092
- Region: Auckland
- Licence class: Carpentry
- Decision date: 9 May 2019
- 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 317(1) c Not licensed for class of work - not upheld 317(1) d Work not compliant with building consent - not upheld
- Summary: The Board confirmed its penalty decision. Respondent submitted that he should not be named on the Register. Board does not have discretion as regards the requirement to record disciplinary action on the Register. Respondent fined $2,000, costs of $2,000.
Bone 2019 CB25016 - Appealed Decision
- Complaint number: CB25016
- LBP number: BP103423
- Region: Auckland
- Licence class: Carpentry, Site 2
- Decision date: 1 May 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
Brown 2019 BPB CB25093 - Penalty Decision
- Complaint number: CB25093
- LBP number: BP119683
- Region: Canterbury
- Licence class: Carpentry, Site 2
- Decision date: 1 May 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 $750.
Ye 2019 CB24843 - Substantive Decision
- Complaint number: CB24843
- LBP number: BP118446
- Region: Auckland
- Licence class: Carpentry
- Decision date: 1 May 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 - not upheld
- Summary: Respondent found to have supervised building work in a negligent manner. Evidence of significant and serious departures from accepted standards in respect of framing and other structural elements. Fined $3,500 and ordered to pay costs of $2,000.
Chandra 2019 BPB CB24064 - Draft Decision
- Complaint number: CB24064
- LBP number: BP110064
- Region: Auckland
- Licence class: Carpentry
- Decision date: 18 April 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 317(1) da Failed to supply certificate / record of work 317(1) i Conduct likely to bring the regime into disrepute
- Summary: Multiple grounds of discipline including disrepute where the Respondent was found to have made a unethical financial gain. Licence cancelled for six months. Costs of $2,000.
Prakash 2019 BPB CB24051 - Penalty Decision
- Complaint number: CB24051
- LBP number: BP132679
- Region: Auckland
- Licence class: Carpentry
- Decision date: 18 April 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 has upheld its initial view. Respondent fined $1,500, costs of $500.
Irwin 2019 BPB CB24805 - Substantive Decision
- Complaint number: CB24805
- LBP number: BP 121096
- Region: Bay of Plenty
- Licence class: Carpentry
- Decision date: 17 April 2019
- Penalty: 318(1)f Pay fine 318(4) Pay costs
- Disciplinary grounds: 317(1) b Negligent or incompetent work 317(1) c Not licensed for class of work - not upheld 317(1) d Work not compliant with building consent - not upheld
- Summary: Negligence in carrying to building work that required a building consent without one. Bathrooms created in two garages and a living space created in one. Schedule one exceptions did not apply. Fined $2,500. Costs of $2,000.
Chuang 2019 BPB CB24260 - Substantive Decision
- Complaint number: CB24260
- LBP number: BP128379
- Region: Auckland
- Licence class: Carpentry
- Decision date: 16 April 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 and ordered to pay costs of $500.