News and notices
Keep up to date with news from the Board.
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Electrical Workers Registration Board 389th meeting agenda
This is the agenda for the Electrical Workers Registration Board meeting being held Thursday 21 to Friday 22 November 2024 in Auckland.
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New series to help businesses unmask cyber crime
Small businesses are the target for nearly half of all cyber crime in Aotearoa, with one in three experiencing at least one cyber attack. But less than half of business owners say they are prepared for an online incident.
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Electrical Workers Registration Board 388th meeting agenda
This is the agenda for the Electrical Workers Registration Board meeting being held Wednesday 16 to Friday 18 October 2024 in Wellington.
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Effect of Gazette Notice on Prescribed Electrical Work for Electrical Inspectors and Electrical Engineers
Concerns have been raised around the effect of the commencement dates for the Electrical Inspector and Electrical Engineer registration classes and the associated endorsed registration classes in the Electricity (Prescribed Classes of Registration for Ele
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Electrical Workers Registration Board 387th meeting agenda
This is the agenda for the Electrical Workers Registration Board meeting being held Wednesday 18 to Friday 20 September 2024 in Nelson and Auckland.
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Electrical Workers Registration Board 386th meeting agenda
This is the agenda for the Electrical Workers Registration Board meeting being held Wednesday 21 to Thursday 22 August 2024 in Wellington.
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Important changes for all Registered Electrical Workers
As of 1 September 2024, a new Electrical Worker (EW) registration framework comes into effect. This is something all licensed EWs need to be aware of.
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Digital licence cards are coming in September
From 1 September 2024, we will start rolling out digital licence cards to electrical workers.
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Electrical Workers Registration Board 385th meeting agenda
This is the agenda for the Electrical Workers Registration Board meeting being held Thursday 18 July 2024 via Zoom.
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Unlicensed electrical and plumbing worker sentenced for dangerous work, fined
Graeme Paul Leo Kyle was sentenced for carrying out electrical and plumbing work while unlicensed at a Dannevirke property that risked the health and safety of the property and its occupants.
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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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Prosecution – EWRB v Santini Renney
On 7 May 2024, Mr Renney was sentenced on a charge of performing unauthorised prescribed electrical work.
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Electrical Worker Licensing update – Grandparenting process
A new registration framework for Licensed Electrical Workers will take effect on 1 September 2024. All Licensed Electrical Workers need to be aware of the changes and what they mean for them.
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Electrical Workers Registration Board 384th meeting agenda
This is the agenda for the Electrical Workers Registration Board meetings being held Wednesday 19 to Friday 21 June 2024 in Wellington
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Electrical Workers Registration Board 383rd meeting agenda
This is the agenda for the Electrical Workers Registration Board meetings being held over Zoom on 16 to 17 May 2024.
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Home detention for tradesman’s death
WorkSafe – Energy Safety has successfully prosecuted an electrical worker, Stephen Graham Burton, under s163C of the Electricity Act 1992 for failing to test prescribed electrical work he had undertaken that ultimately resulted in a fatality.
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Recording incorrect information in the Electricity and Gas High-Risk Database
WorkSafe - Energy Safety reminds electrical inspectors about the importance of ensuring that information they record in the Electricity and Gas High-Risk Database (EGHRD) is correct.
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Prosecution – EWRB v Super Cell Limited
On 26 March 2024, Super Cell Limited was sentenced on one charge of knowingly permitted a person to do unauthorised prescribed electrical work.
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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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Electrical Workers Registration Board 382nd meeting agenda
This is the agenda for the Electrical Workers Registration Board meetings being held in: Auckland on 17 to 19 April 2024.
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Electrical Workers Registration Board 381st meeting agenda
This is the agenda for the Electrical Workers Registration Board meetings being held in: Auckland on 21 to 22 March 2024.
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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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Electrical Workers Registration Board 380th meeting agenda
This is the agenda for the Electrical Workers Registration Board meetings being held in: Wellington on 21 to 23 February 2024.
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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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Electrical Workers Registration Board 379th meeting agenda
This is the agenda for the Electrical Workers Registration Board meetings being held in: Auckland on 13 to 14 December.
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Electrical Workers Registration Board 378th meeting agenda
This is the agenda for the Electrical Workers Registration Board meetings being held in: Palmerston North on 15 November and Wellington on 16 to 17 November.
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Prosecution - EWRB v David McLennan
On 17 October 2023, David Ewen McLennan was sentenced on one charge of performing unauthorised prescribed electrical work.
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Electrical Workers Registration Board 377th meeting agenda
This is the agenda for the Electrical Workers Registration Board meetings being held in: Auckland on 18 to 20 October.
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Disciplinary hearings – October 2023
The Board dealt with 6 disciplinary matters in October
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Prosecution - EWRB v Igor Ivanovic
On 30 August 2023, Igor Ivanovic was sentenced on one charge of performing unauthorised prescribed electrical work.
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Prosecution - EWRB v Aidas Janulis
On 28 June 2023, Aidas Janulis was sentenced on one charge of performing unauthorised prescribed electrical work.
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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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Upcoming changes for electrical worker licensing
A new stepped licensing pathway for registered electrical workers comes into force in September 2024. This provides a new way that electrical workers can move through their career. There are a few things that you need to be aware of now before these upcom
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Electrical Workers Registration Board 376th meeting agenda
This is the agenda for the Electrical Workers Registration Board meetings being held in: Auckland on 20 and 21 September.
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Prosecution - EWRB v Yu-Chien Lee and ASX Construction Ltd
On 2 June 2023, Yu-Chien Lee and ASX Construction Ltd were sentenced on charges of performing unauthorized prescribed electrical work and employing a person to do unauthorized prescribed electrical work, respectively.
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Disciplinary hearings – August 2023
The Board dealt with 3 disciplinary matters.
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Electrical Workers Registration Board 375th meeting agenda
This is the agenda for the Electrical Workers Registration Board meetings being held in: Wellington on 16 and 17 August.
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Electrical Workers Registration Board 374th meeting agenda
This is the agenda for the Electrical Workers Registration Board meetings being held in: Auckland on 19, 20 and 21 July.
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Electrical Workers Registration Board 373rd meeting agenda
This is the agenda for the Electrical Workers Registration Board meetings being held in: Wellington (21 and 22 June) and New Plymouth (23 June).
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Disciplinary hearings – June 2023
The Board dealt with 4 disciplinary matters in June
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Electrical Workers Registration Board 372nd meeting agenda
This is the agenda for the Electrical Workers Registration Board meetings being held in: Wellington (17 and 18 May) and Tauranga (19 May).
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Electrical Workers Registration Board 371st meeting agenda
This is the agenda for the Electrical Workers Registration Board meetings being held in Auckland (19 and 20 April 2023) and Christchurch (21 April 2023).
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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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Electrical Workers Registration Board 370th meeting agenda
This is the agenda for the Electrical Workers Registration Board meetings being held in Auckland on the 15 and 16 March 2023.
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Electrical Workers Registration Board 369th meeting agenda
This is the agenda for the Electrical Workers Registration Board meetings being held in Wellington on the 15 and 16 February.
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Prosecution - EWRB v Ian Leslie Johnston
Mr Ian Leslie Johnston was sentenced in the New Plymouth District Court on one charge of illegally performing prescribed electrical work.
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Disciplinary hearings - February 2023
The Board reported on four disciplinary cases.
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Electrical Workers Registration Board Meet and Greet Schedule 2023
These meetings are an opportunity for you to meet the Board when they are visiting your region in 2023.
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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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Electrical Workers Registration Board 368th meeting agenda
This is the agenda for the Electrical Workers Registration Board meetings being held over Zoom on the 13 and 14 December.
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Electrical Workers Registration Board 367th meeting agenda
This is the agenda for the Electrical Workers Registration Board meetings being held over Zoom on 16 and 17 November.
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Electrical Workers Registration Board 366th meeting agenda
This is the agenda for the Electrical Workers Registration Board meetings being held in: Wellington, 18 October and Napier, 19 to 20 October.
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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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Leaving a decommissioned area safe
It is so important that any electrical installation in the process of being decommissioned or fully decommissioned – as in the case of a demolition site – remains safe and does not present any avoidable shock hazards during the deconstruction process.
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Electrical Workers Registration Board 365th meeting agenda
This is the agenda for the Electrical Workers Registration Board meetings being held in Auckland on 21-23 September.
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Electrical Workers Registration Board 364th meeting agenda
This is the agenda for the Electrical Workers Registration Board meetings being held in Christchurch on 17 and 18 August and Blenheim on 19 August.
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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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Prosecution - EWRB v Connolly
On 30 March 2022 Stephen Connolly was sentenced in the District Court at Wellington by Judge Mill after pleading guilty to 1 charge of holding himself out as registered or licensed in respect of prescribed electrical work.
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Prosecution - EWRB v Harris
On 23 May 2022 Anthony Harris was convicted and sentenced on 2 charges of doing un-authorised prescribed electrical work in the District Court at Christchurch by Judge Couch.
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Prosecution - EWRB v Kumaran
On 19 July 2022, Naveen Kumaran was sentenced by Judge Lovell-Smith on 2 charges of performing unauthorised prescribed electrical work.
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Prosecution - EWRB v Lal
On 7 April 2022 Ravin Lal was sentenced on a charge of carrying out unauthorised prescribed electrical work.
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Electrical Workers Registration Board 363rd meeting agenda
This is the agenda for the Electrical Workers Registration Board meetings being held in Wellington on 19 to 21 July.
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Electrical Workers Registration Board 362nd meeting agenda
This is the agenda for the Electrical Workers Registration Board meetings - 21 & 22 June - Wellington, 23 June - Rotorua
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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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Electrical Workers Registration Board 361st meeting agenda
This is the agenda for the Electrical Workers Registration Board meetings - 18 May - Auckland, 19 May - Auckland, 20 May - Whangarei.
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Electrical Workers Registration Board 360th meeting agenda
This is the agenda for the Electrical Workers Registration Board meetings - 20 April Christchurch, 21 April Timaru and 22 April Queenstown.
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Disciplinary hearings - April 2022
Baoren Wang and November 2021 hearings
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Electrical Workers Registration Board 359th meeting agenda
This is the agenda for the Electrical Workers Registration Board meetings being via Zoom on 17 March 2022.
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Prosecution - EWRB v Boris Belmar
On 23 February 2022, Boris Belmar was sentenced in the Northshore District Court by Judge Maude after entering guilty pleas to one charge of performing unauthorised prescribed electrical work and one charge of issuing a Certificate of Compliance when he w
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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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Prosecution - EWRB v Dalwyn Stevens
On 11 February 2022, Dalwyn Stevens was sentenced on one charge of performing work on an electrical installation in a manner dangerous to life.
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Electrical Workers Registration Board 358th meeting agenda
This is the agenda for the Electrical Workers Registration Board meetings being held in Auckland and via Zoom on 15-17 February 2022.
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Electrical Workers Online Customer Survey
Thank you again to those that took the time to participate in our online survey last year. We have now had the opportunity to review the survey results, feedback, and suggestions for improvement submitted.
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2021 Annual Report of the Electrical Workers Registration Board
The 2021 Annual Report of the Electrical Workers Registration Board is now available on our website.
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Delay to receiving practising licence ID cards
Important information about delays to receiving practising licence ID cards.
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Electrical Workers Registration Board 357th meeting agenda
This is the agenda for the Electrical Workers Registration Board meetings being held via Zoom on 13-14 December 2021.
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Prosecution - EWRB v Hughes
Andrew Hughes was sentenced in the Waitakere District Court on 9 December 2021 on charges of negligently doing work on an electrical installation in a manner that was dangerous to life, and holding himself out as an electrician when not appropriately lice
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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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Electrical Workers Registration Board 356th meeting agenda
This is the agenda for the Electrical Workers Registration Board meetings being held via Zoom on 17-19 November 2021.
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Electrical Workers Registration Board 355th meeting agenda
This is the agenda for the Electrical Workers Registration Board meetings being held via Zoom on 20-21 October 2021.
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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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Prosecution - EWRB v Aaron Dempsey
On 7 October 2021, Mr Aaron Dempsey was sentenced for performing electrical work.Mr Dempsey has never been registered as an Electrician and has no offending history.
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Section 158 Review of the Electricity Act
The Board must, once every five years, provide a report to the Minister of Building and Construction which reviews the operation of the Electricity Act. The report must consider whether any amendments to the Act are necessary or desirable.
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Electrical Workers Registration Board 353rd meeting agenda
This is the agenda for the Electrical Workers Registration Board meetings being held in Wellington and via Zoom on 18-19 August 2021.
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Prosecution - EWRB v Ion Hangiu
On 12 August 2021, Mr Hangiu, a self-employed person, was sentenced for carrying out unauthorised prescribed electrical work in breach of the Electricity Act 1992.
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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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Prosecution - EWRB v Brenden Maere
On 2 August 2021, Brenden Maere was sentenced on one charge of performing prescribed electrical work (PEW). The defendant was not a registered Electrician.
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Electrical Workers Registration Board 352nd meeting agenda
This is the agenda for the Electrical Workers Registration Board meetings being held in Wellington and via Zoom on 20-22 July 2021.
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Prosecution - EWRB v Naidu
On 7 July 2021, Kamal Naidu was sentenced on two charges of performing prescribed electrical work.
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Prosecution - EWRB v Brent Ayton
On 15 June 2021, Brent Ayton was sentenced on one charge of holding out to be a licensed electrician.
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Electrical Workers Registration Board 351st meeting agenda
This is the agenda for the Electrical Workers Registration Board meetings being held via Zoom on 16-17 June 2021.
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Disciplinary hearings - June 2021
Disciplinary hearings noted for the June 2021 issue of Electron
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Electrical Workers Registration Board 350th meeting agenda
This is the agenda for the Electrical Workers Registration Board meetings being held in Auckland and Hamilton 19-21 May 2021.
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Prosecution - EWRB v Dane Polkinghorne
On 29 April 2021, Mr Dane Polkinghorne appeared in the Gisborne District Court, where he pleaded guilty to charges brought against him by the Board for carrying out unauthorised PEW.
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Electrical Workers Registration Board 349th meeting agenda
This is the agenda for the Electrical Workers Registration Board meetings being held in Auckland 21-23 April 2021.
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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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Prosecution - EWRB v Dagaas
In March 2019, a property owner engaged Junbert Dagaas to carry out plumbing and building renovation. Mr Dagaas did not hold any registration, license or authorisation to do sanitary plumbing or prescribed electrical work.
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Impacted services: RealMe login outage
RealMe services are being upgraded from 9pm Friday 9 April to 9pm Sunday 11 April. Online services requiring Realme login will be unavailable during this time.
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Electrical Workers Registration Board 348th meeting agenda
This is the agenda for the Electrical Workers Registration Board meetings being held in Auckland 17-19 March 2021.
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Prosecution - EWRB v Sagoo
On 12 February 2021, Ajit Sagoo was sentenced on one charge of carrying out prescribed electrical work when not authorised.
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Electrical Workers Registration Board 347th meeting agenda
This is the agenda for the Electrical Workers Registration Board meetings being held in Wellington 18 February 2021.
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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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Electrical Workers Registration Board 346th meeting agenda
This is the agenda for the Electrical Workers Registration Board meetings being held in Wellington and Christchurch 18-20 November 2020.
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Electrical Workers Registration Board 345th meeting agenda
This is the agenda for the Electrical Workers Registration Board meetings being held in Auckland on 21 and 22 October 2020.
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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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Prosecution - EWRB v Pierson
On 16 September 2020, in the District Court at New Plymouth Mr Mark Pierson pleaded guilty before a community magistrate to one charge of carrying out prescribed electrical work when not authorised.
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Electrical Workers Registration Board 344th meeting agenda
This is the agenda for the Electrical Workers Registration Board meetings being held via video conference on 17 September 2020.
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Electrical Workers Registration Board 343rd meeting agenda
This is the agenda for the Electrical Workers Registration Board meetings being held via video conference on 19-21 August 2020.
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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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Electrical Workers Registration Board 342nd meeting agenda
This is the agenda for the Electrical Workers Registration Board meetings being held in Wellington on 22-23 June 2020.
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Electrical Workers Registration Board 341st meeting agenda
This is the agenda for the Electrical Workers Registration Board meetings being held in Wellington and Auckland on 17-19 June 2020.
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COVID-19 Update
At COVID-19 Alert Level 1, our services are operating normally.
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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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Electrical Workers Registration Board 340th meeting agenda
This is the agenda for the Electrical Workers Registration Board meetings being held via video conference on 20 and 21 May 2020.
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Electrical Workers Registration Board 339th meeting agenda
This is the agenda for the Electrical Workers Registration Board meetings being held via video conference on 22 and 23 April 2020.
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EWRB v Duncan Bennett
Mr Bennett was fined $7,650 and ordered to pay costs if $250 and court costs in the District Court in Auckland. Reparation of $1,417 was also ordered to be paid to the homeowner for remedial work that had to be carried out.
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EWRB v Aaron Collings
Mr Collings was fined $3,000 and ordered to pay costs in the District Court in Hamilton on a charge of carrying out prescribed electrical work when not authorised.
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Disciplinary Hearings - April 2020
The Board met in December 2019 and dealt with three disciplinary matters.
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Electrical Workers Registration Board 338th meeting agenda
This is the agenda for the Electrical Workers Registration Board meetings being held in Wellington and Auckland on 18-20 March 2020