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
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Disciplinary hearings - April 2021
The Board also dealt with 2 cases where they considered whether carrying out and issuing a warrant of electrical fitness was prescribed electrical work. The Board decided the work came within the statutory definition of maintenance. An article summarising
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Disciplinary hearings - February 2021
A common theme in matters that came before the Board in August, September and October was electrical workers relying on verbal assurances from others that the prescribed electrical work was safe, compliant and had been tested. Verbal assurances should not
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Disciplinary hearings - December 2020
The Board’s July hearings included a case where a Line Mechanic Distribution failed to adequately test the polarity of a mains supply. The supply had been transposed and around eight months after it was livened and a person received an electric shock. The
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Disciplinary hearings - October 2020
The Board’s hearings and decisions over May and June highlighted a number of cases where electrical workers were working outside of their registration limits or their personal competence. Electrical workers are reminded that whilst their class of registra
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Disciplinary cases - August 2020
The Board has been able to continue with prosecutions of persons who carry out illegal prescribed electrical work since the Courts reopened for business. In the most recent case, Naveen Kumaran of Auckland was convicted on charges of performing unauthoris
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Disciplinary hearings - June 2020
The Board has not been able to pursue prosecutions of non-registered persons over the lockdown period as the Courts attended to essential matters.
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Disciplinary Hearings - April 2020
The Board met in December 2019 and dealt with three disciplinary matters.
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Disciplinary Hearings - February 2020
The Board dealt with a number of cases in October and November 2019 which included allegations relating to the provision of certification.
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Complaint/Disciplinary Cases - December 2019
The Board held four disciplinary hearings during its August and September meetings.
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Disciplinary Hearings - October 2019
The Board held five hearings during its Board meeting in July. Two cases involved transpositions. These are always serious and disconcerting matters. It is a reminder though to remain vigilant to always carry out visual and other tests.
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Complaint Hearings - August 2019
This article picks up from a series of articles about the disciplinary process in the Electricity Act and focuses on what happens at a disciplinary hearing. Previous articles have covered investigations of complaints, making complaints and avoiding them.
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Disciplinary cases - August 2019
The following is a summary of the hearings held by the Board over the period of April - June 2019.
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Disciplinary Hearings - February - March 2019
The following is a summary of the hearings held by the Board during February and March 2019.
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Notable Disciplinary Hearings - February - March 2019
Blake Smith, Electrician, EW123220
Practitioner 2 – February 2019
Practitioner 3 – November 2018
Practitioner 1 – March 2019 -
Disciplinary Hearings - October - December 2018
The following is a summary of the hearings held by the Board from October through to December 2018. There are also some more detailed articles on cases the Board considers other electrical workers could learn from.
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Notable Disciplinary Hearings
Practitioner 3 – October 2018
Practitioner 1 – November 2018
Practitioner 2 – November 2018
Practitioner 1 – December 2018
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Notable Disciplinary Hearings
CAS 1659 – Rakesh Kumaran; and CAS 1550 and 1621 – Pritesh Pritesh
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Disciplinary hearings held - March to June 2018
The Board has held disciplinary hearings in various locations around the country. The following is a summary of the hearings held through to June. There are some more detailed articles on cases the Board considers other electrical workers could learn from
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Notable disciplinary hearings
An electrical installer and an electrical inspector have appeared at disciplinary hearings recently.
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Hearing outcome
The Board found an electrical worker guilty of disciplinary offences under the Electricity Act 1992 and fined him $1,500 and ordered him to pay costs. The offending related to the failure of the Respondent to adequately supervise trainees.