Disciplinary hearings – February 2025
Flavio Galvao
The Board decided that the Respondent committed disciplinary offences related to work carried out around 2 December 2023.
The offences were:
- one offence in breach of s143(b)(ii) of the Act and
- one offence in breach of s143(f) of the Act.
The Respondent agreed that he had committed the 3 disciplinary offences, but the Board decided that the Respondent had not committed the second offence. This is because he was not licenced on the date of the alleged offence, and therefore he was not able to certify work and provide a return. In line with this, the second disciplinary offence, that took place around 25 March 2023, was dismissed.
The Board decided that under s147M(1)(c)(i) of the Electricity Act 1992, the Respondent's licence will be restricted for 3 months. The restriction on the Respondent’s licence is that, any general or high-risk Prescribed Electrical Work that the Respondent does or supervises, must be verified for compliance with the appropriate legislation, by another authorised electrical worker before being connected and livened.
The Respondent was also ordered to pay costs of $250. The disciplinary offending will be recorded on the public Register for 3 years.
Case 2
The Respondent was charged with employing an unauthorised person to carry out prescribed electrical work (PEW). The work was the installation of a heat pump, and this work was done by an electrical services technician employed by the Respondent. The Respondent was also charged with failing to provide a return.
The Respondent agreed that they had committed the disciplinary offences. The Board determined that they would be fined under s14M(f) of the Act. The penalty was reduced from $1000 to $500, because of the mitigating factors present. The Respondent was also ordered to pay costs of $250. The offending will be recorded on the public Register for 3 years
Case 3
The Respondent was charged with:
- One charge of carrying out or causing to be carried out prescribed electrical work, in a manner contrary to an enactment or alternatively, in a negligent or incompetent manner, being an offence under s 143(a) of the Electricity Act 1992 (the Act).
- 2 charges of providing a false or misleading return, being an offence under s 143 (f) of the Act.
The Respondent agreed that he had committed the disciplinary offences. The Respondent was ordered to pay costs of $250. The offending will be recorded on the public Register for 3 years.
Ijaz Khan
The Board decided that the Respondent carried out prescribed electrical work (PEW) at multiple properties and committed the following disciplinary offences:
- 21 offences in breach of section 143(a)(i) of the Act, being that he carried out PEW in a negligent or incompetent manner, including:
- Failing to label main earth electrode locations;
- Failing to apply fire retardant sealant;
- Failing to provide adequate protection to main earth conductors;
- Failing to provide support and protection to main conductors in underfloor cavities;
- Failing to ensure energised conductors were properly enclosed at recessed downlights.
- 21 offences in breach of section 143(f) of the Act, being that he provided false or misleading returns by issuing COC/ESCs that certified the work as lawful and safe when it was not.
The respondent was fined $3,000 and ordered to pay costs of $500.
The Board decided that under section 147M(1)(c)(i) of the Act, the Respondent's licence will be restricted for 3 months. The restriction on the Respondent’s licence is that, any general or high-risk PEW that the Respondent does or supervises, must be verified for compliance with the appropriate legislation by another authorised electrical worker before being connected and livened.
The disciplinary offending will be recorded on the public Register for 3 years.