Disciplinary hearings – February 2024

Case 1

Prescribed electrical work (PEW) was carried out under the Respondent’s supervision. The Respondent did not issue either a Certificate of Compliance or an Electrical Safety Certificate for the PEW within the prescribed time frames. The Board found that because the required certification had not been issued, the Respondent had committed a disciplinary offence under section 143 of the Act. The Board ordered the Respondent to pay costs of $225.

Case 2

The Respondent supervised prescribed electrical work (PEW) that was not carried out in a compliant manner. The persons who carried out the work were not trainees as their licences had lapsed. The Board decided that the Respondent had employed, directed, or permitted unauthorised persons to carry out prescribed electrical work. The Board ordered the Respondent to pay costs of $225.

Case 3

The Respondent carried out prescribed electrical work (PEW) in a non-compliant manner and provided false or misleading certification. They accepted the disciplinary charges and cooperated. The conduct was not serious enough to find that they had carried out PEW in a negligent manner. As such, the Board made a finding that the Respondent had carried out PEW in a manner that was contrary to an enactment, as well as finding that they had provided a false or misleading return. The Board imposed a fine of $400 and ordered that they pay costs of $225.

Case 4

The Respondent carried out prescribed electrical work (PEW) in a negligent manner when issued a Warrant of Electrical Fitness (WoEF) for a connectable installation (a caravan) that was not compliant in that it had an incorrect type of residual current device. Because the caravan was not compliant, their WoEF was false or misleading. The Respondent also carried out PEW in a manner that was contrary to an enactment when they failed to affix a WoEF sticker to the caravan. The Board fined the Respondent $500 and ordered that they pay costs of $225.

Case 5

The Respondent carried out prescribed electrical work in a negligent manner and failed to provide multiple returns on completion of that work. The Board fined them $500 and ordered that they pay costs of $225.

Case 6

The Respondent carried out prescribed electrical work in a negligent manner and provided a false and misleading Certificate of Compliance. The Respondent was ordered that he pay costs of $225.

Case 7

The Respondent carried out prescribed electrical work when they were not licensed. In doing so, they breached section 143(d) of the Act. The Respondent accepted that they had breached the section and submitted it was a one-off. They were fined $250 and ordered to pay costs of $225.

Case 8

The Respondent carried out prescribed electrical work as a subcontractor, and they provided the required certification to the main contractor. The owner then requested a copy of the certification from the Respondent. They did not provide it. The Safety Regulations stipulate that a copy of the certification must be provided to an owner if they request it within 10 working days. As the Respondent had not complied with the regulatory provision, they had committed a disciplinary offence. The Board imposed a fine of $250 and ordered that they pay costs of $225.

Case 9

The Respondent carried out prescribed electrical work in a negligent manner when they incorrectly sleeved a phase conductor in a white protective cover (amended to a neutral conductor), failed to provide an adequate protective cover for an earth conductor, and failed to bush metal openings in the switchboard which conductors pass through. The Board fined the Respondent $1,500 and ordered that they pay costs of $225.