Past complaint decisions
Summaries of past complaint decisions by the Board.
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Kahdim 2019 CB24092 - Substantive Decision
- Complaint number: CB24092
- LBP number: BP107841
- Region: Auckland
- Licence class: Carpentry, Site 1
- Decision date: 16 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: Respondent’s building work failed repeated building inspections. Failings were serious and limited steps were taken to rectify. Respondent relying on building consent authority to reach acceptable compliance standards. Failure to deal with minor variations correctly. Failure to provide a record of work on completion of restricted building work. Respondent had previously appeared before the Board. Respondent’s licence cancelled for 5 years, costs of $2,000, publication ordered.
Joy 2019 BPB CB24900 - Substantive Decision
- Complaint number: CB24900
- LBP number: BP 132323
- Region: Auckland
- Licence class: Carpentry
- Decision date: 16 April 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: Negligence and contrary to a consent upheld. Multiple inspection failures and minor variations not obtained. Building work had to be rectified. Record of work not provided. Respondent fined $2,500, Costs of $2,000.
Joyce 2019 BPB CB24810 – Substantive Decision
- Complaint number: CB24810
- LBP number: BP 121260
- Region: Auckland
- Licence class: Carpentry
- Decision date: 15 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 $500, costs of $750. Fine reduced on the basis of mitigation presented.
Bason [2019] BPB CB24697 – Substantive Decision
- Complaint number: CB24697
- LBP number: BP 127835
- Region: Auckland
- Licence class: Carpentry
- Decision date: 15 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 $500, costs of $750. Fine reduced on the basis of mitigation presented.
Eillebrecht 2019 CB24382 - Substantive Decision
- Complaint number: CB24382
- LBP number: BP107092
- Region: Auckland
- Licence class: Carpentry
- Decision date: 12 April 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: Respondent found to have carried out building work in a negligent manner and to have failed to provide a record of work. Solution used to deal with pre-existing steel beam was not an acceptable solution and no verification that alternative solution would meet building code requirements. Respondent fined $2,000, costs of $2,000.
Jones 2019 BPB CB24078 - Substantive Decision
- Complaint number: CB24078
- LBP number: BP112436
- Region: Wellington
- Licence class: Carpentry, Site 1
- Decision date: 11 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. Respondent fined $1,500. Costs of $750.
Peat 2019 CB24384 - Not Upheld Decision
- Complaint number: CB24384
- LBP number: BP107127
- Region: Auckland
- Licence class: Site 2
- Decision date: 11 April 2019
- Disciplinary grounds: 317(1) b Negligent or incompetent work - not upheld
- Summary: Negligence not upheld. Limited responsibility for building work as Respondent only a site licence holder. Evidence not sufficient to prove on the balance of probabilities that Respondent had been negligent as a site licence holder.
Thurston 2019 CB24374 - Substantive Decision
- Complaint number: CB24374
- LBP number: BP106648
- Region: Otago
- Licence class: Carpentry
- Decision date: 11 April 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 consent split into two by main contractor. Respondent carried on with phase two before the consent for it was issued. Respondent negligent for carrying out building work without a building consent. Respondent also failed to deal with changes to the building consents (when issued) as minor variations or amendments. Failure to provide a record of work. Mitigating factors present. Fined $1,500, costs of $1,000.
Miller 2019 BPB CB24698 - Not Upheld Decision
- Complaint number: CB24698
- LBP number: BP 127853
- Region: Wellington
- Licence class: Carpentry
- Decision date: 8 April 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 on the basis that there was insufficient evidence on which to make disciplinary findings.
Senior 2019 BPB CB24083 (C2-01946) - Substantive Decision
- Complaint number: CB24083 (C2-1946)
- LBP number: BP112492
- Region: Wellington
- Licence class: Design 2, Site 2
- Decision date: 8 April 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: 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.
Singh 2019 C2-01933 - Not Upheld Decision
- Complaint number: C2-01933
- LBP number: BP124621
- Region: Auckland
- Licence class: Carpentry
- Decision date: 5 April 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. Insufficient evidence. Restricted building work replaced. No requirement for a record of work.
Lin 2019 CB24522 - Substantive Decision
- Complaint number: CB24522
- LBP number: BP108707
- Region: Auckland
- Licence class: Carpentry, Site 1
- Decision date: 3 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. Respondent fined $1,000. Costs of $500.
Muirhead 2019 C2-01888 - Substantive Decision
- Complaint number: C2-01888
- LBP number: BP102150
- Region: Auckland
- Licence class: Carpentry, Site 1
- Decision date: 3 April 2019
- Penalty: 318(1)d Censure 318(1)f Pay fine 318(4) Pay costs
- Disciplinary grounds: 317(1) b Negligent or incompetent work
- Summary: Negligence in carrying out building work without a building consent when one was required. Censured and fined $1,000. Costs of $1,000.
Liu 2019 C2-01884 - Substantive Decision
- Complaint number: C2-01884
- LBP number: BP132003
- Region: Northland
- Licence class: Foundations
- Decision date: 3 April 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 and contrary to a consent upheld as Respondent failed to set out a foundation correctly. Failure to provide a record of work. Respondent took responsibility and rectified issues. Censured. Costs of $1,000.
Wilson 2019 C2-01848 - Penalty Decision
- Complaint number: C2-01848
- LBP number: BP113942
- Region: Bay of Plenty
- Licence class: Site 2
- Decision date: 2 April 2019
- Penalty: 318(1)f Pay fine 318(4) Pay costs
- Disciplinary grounds: 317(1) b Negligent or incompetent work
- Summary: Board’s penalty and costs order upheld. Submissions were not relevant or did not disclose any mitigating circumstances.
Lin 2019 BPB CB24522 - Penalty Decision
- Complaint number: CB24522
- LBP number: BP108707
- Region: Auckland
- Licence class: Carpentry, Site 1
- Decision date: 2 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: Board’s penalty and costs order upheld.
Mavroyannis 2019 CB24108 - Substantive Decision
- Complaint number: CB24108
- LBP number: BP114527
- Region: Auckland
- Licence class: Design 1
- Decision date: 2 April 2019
- Penalty: 318(1)f Pay fine 318(4) Pay costs
- Disciplinary grounds: 317(1) b Negligent or incompetent work
- Summary: Negligence upheld. Respondent’s design contained errors. No quality assurance process to identify errors in place. Respondent accepted responsibility. Fined $1,500. Costs of $1,500.
A Ali 2019 CB24389 - Substantive Decision
- Complaint number: CB24389
- LBP number: BP107359
- Region: Auckland
- Licence class: Carpentry
- Decision date: 1 April 2019
- Penalty: 318(1)f Pay fine 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 317(1) d Work not compliant with building consent - not upheld
- Summary: Failure to provide a record of work. Negligence and contrary to a consent not upheld. No evidence the Respondent had carried out the work to which negligence and contract to a consent related. Respondent fined $500. Costs of $1,000.
Whyte 2019 BPB CB25013 - Substantive Decision
- Complaint number: CB25013
- LBP number: BP110876
- Region: Otago
- Licence class: Carpentry
- Decision date: 1 April 2019
- Penalty: 318(1)f Pay fine 318(4) Pay costs
- Disciplinary grounds: 317(1) b Negligent or incompetent work
- Summary: Negligence for carrying out building work without a building consent when one was required. Building work included a wet area bathroom and the installation of a roof window. Respondent fined $2,000 and ordered to pay costs of $1,500.
Qu 2019 CB24541 - Substantive Decision
- Complaint number: CB24541
- LBP number: BP100479
- Region: Auckland
- Licence class: Carpentry, Site 1
- Decision date: 1 April 2019
- Penalty: 318(1)f Pay fine 318(4) Pay costs
- Disciplinary grounds: 317(1) da Failed to supply certificate / record of work - not upheld
- Summary: Failure to provide a record of work on completion of restricted building work. Respondent fined $1,500. Costs of $750.