62 building consents caught in engineering sign-offs

At least 62 Waipā building consents have been caught up in allegedly fraudulent engineering sign-offs.

Waipā District Council is one of more than 40 councils impacted by the actions of Jonathan Beau Hall of Kodiak Consulting Ltd. Hall has allegedly completed and signed producer statements using the identities of chartered engineers without their permission. Engineering New Zealand and the New Zealand Police are investigating.

Wayne Allan

Producer statements are used in the building consent application process. They provide a professional opinion confirming work has been done in accordance with the Building Code and are used to assist with issuing of building consents and code compliance certificates.

Council staff have now reviewed all potentially compromised projects involving Hall and have identified 62 impacted building consents.

Of those, 20 have been issued a building consent but not a Code of Compliance Certificate. The remaining 42 building consents have been issued with both a building consent and a Code of Compliance Certificate.  These numbers could change if more information becomes available.

Waipā’s group manager growth and regulatory services Wayne Allan said council staff would be contacting all property owners directly over coming days.

“Our focus is on supporting those impacted as much and as quickly as we can. We have a great deal of sympathy for those caught up in this issue.”

 

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