Simpkin [2022] BPB CB25735 – Not Upheld Decision
- Complaint number: CB25735
- LBP number: BP102247
- Region: Omitted
- Licence class: Design 2
- Decision date: 13 May 2022
- Penalty: No action taken
- Disciplinary grounds: 317(1) b Negligent or incompetent work - not upheld
- Summary: The Respondent was negligent for not ensuring that legal access rights were checked and verified when designing a dwelling for a building consent but will not be disciplined on the basis that the matter did not, as a result of surrounding circumstances including reliance on other technical experts, reach the required seriousness threshold for the Board to take disciplinary action.