News and notices
Keep up to date with news from the Board.
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Disciplinary hearings – May 2024
This month we summarise the outcomes of six cases of disciplinary decisions amongst licensed electrical workers.
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Disciplinary hearings – April 2024
In this month’s disciplinary articles, there are several cases where electrical workers carried out prescribed electrical work in a negligent manner.
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Disciplinary hearings – February 2024
In this month’s disciplinary articles, there are several cases where electrical workers failed to apply specific electrical standards that applied to their prescribed electrical work.
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Disciplinary hearings – December 2023
In this month’s disciplinary articles, there are several cases where electrical workers failed to apply specific electrical standards that applied to their prescribed electrical work.
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Disciplinary hearings – October 2023
The Board dealt with 6 disciplinary matters in October
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Prosecution: EWRB v Imran Ali (aka Anton Tarry)
On 22 February 2023, Imran Ali (aka Anton Tarry) was sentenced on one charge of performing unauthorised prescribed electrical work.
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Disciplinary hearings – August 2023
The Board dealt with 3 disciplinary matters.
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Disciplinary hearings – June 2023
The Board dealt with 4 disciplinary matters in June
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Disciplinary hearings – March 2023
The Board dealt with 9 disciplinary matters in March. Three of them were not upheld.
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Disciplinary hearings - February 2023
The Board reported on four disciplinary cases.
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Disciplinary hearings - December 2022
Disciplinary hearings: Phillip Horncastle, Inspector, I 260931, EW115166; Navneel Ronil Prasad, Electrician, E263559, EW133868; Connie King, Electrician, E264923, EW126540; Other matters
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Disciplinary hearings - October 2022
Disciplinary hearings: Rafe Fannin, Electrician, E 283485, EW 144461 of Whangarei; Ross Brewster, Electrician, E 3316, EW 048626 of Auckland; Other matters
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Disciplinary Hearings - August 2022
The Board heard five disciplinary matters in May, four of which are detailed below. One of those resulted in the Board cancelling the registration and licence of an electrical worker.
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Disciplinary hearings - June 2022
The Board dealt with one electrical worker in April 2022 in relation to two separate complaints made about him. The electrical worker accepted responsibility for his wrongdoing on both matters.
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Disciplinary hearings - April 2022
Baoren Wang and November 2021 hearings
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Disciplinary hearings - February 2022
The Board hears a high number of cases that involve a failure to provide certification within the specified time frames set out in the Electrical (Safety) Regulations 2010. Certification is important, especially within a regulatory framework that allows f
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Disciplinary hearings - December 2021
The Board dealt with a disciplinary case in August where Mr Farhad Bhamji, an Electrical Inspector, was disciplined for carrying out prescribed electrical work (PEW) in a negligent and incompetent manner and for providing a false or misleading return.
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Disciplinary hearings - October 2021
When dealing with disciplinary offences, the Board must keep in mind that the purpose of professional discipline is to uphold the integrity of the electrical licensing regime.
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Disciplinary hearings - August 2021
The Board only dealt with one disciplinary matter in April 2021. The case was the result of the electrical worker being unable to complete the work and an ensuing commercial dispute.
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Disciplinary hearings - June 2021
Disciplinary hearings noted for the June 2021 issue of Electron