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May 2014
energysafe issue 35
Prosecutions and infringements
ESV has recently taken
legal proceedings against
the following individuals
and companies.
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On 11 February Robert Ryan, a registered
electrical contractor and LEIW of Fawkner,
appeared in the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court
charged with two counts of installing unsafe
electrical equipment, and one count each of
performing non-compliant work, failing to test
and failing to have prescribed work inspected
and failing to complete a Certificate of Electrical
Safety for prescribed work. He was released
without conviction on an undertaking to be of
good behaviour for one year. In addition, the
Magistrate ordered him to complete an LEA
refresher course and pay $800 to the Court
Fund as well as $1629.38 in costs.
Mr H2O Operations Pty Ltd, an unregistered
business of Sefton NSW, was charged in the
Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on 25 February
with offering to carry out contracting work
when not registered, and with offering to
carry out electrical contracting work when not
licensed. The company was fined $750 and
released without conviction on an undertaking
to be of good behaviour until 6 October 2014.
Mr Alan Magerovski of Yagoona NSW,
who is unlicensed and unregistered, appeared
in the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on 25
February charged as an officer of a company
that had offered to carry out contracting work
when not registered and offering to carry out
electrical contracting work when not licensed.
He was fined $750 and released without
conviction on an undertaking to be of good
behaviour until 6 October 2014.
Infringement
notice
summary
May
13
Total 12
Jun
13
Jul
13
Aug
13
Sep
13
Oct
13
Nov
13
Dec
13
Jan
14
Feb
14
Mar Total
14
15
7
5
2
5
6
4
6
0
11
73
2013/14
REC LEW
Other
Offence
code
Offence
Penalty
Dec 13
OTHER
6384
Supply equipment not approved
$2887
OTHER
6384
Supply equipment not approved
$2887
OTHER
6381
Supply non-complying equipment
$2887
LEW
6212
Unregistered person holds out
$722
LEW
6211
Unregistered person carries out work
$722
LEW
6213
Fails to have prescribed insurance
$722
LEW
6215
Fails to display number
$282
LEW
6243
Fails to lodge copy with the Office
$141
LEW
6402
Person comes too close to aerial line
$289
OTHER
6410
Makes unauthorised opening over line
$1444
OTHER
6384
Supply equipment not approved
$2887
OTHER
6384
Supply equipment not approved
$2887
OTHER
6384
Supply equipment not approved
$2887
OTHER
6369
Unregistered person carries out work
$3609
REC
6267
Fail to report serious incident
$144
OTHER
6220
Unlicensed electrical installation work
$722
OTHER
6220
Unlicensed electrical installation work
$722
LEW
6232
Fail to have work inspected by inspector
$577
OTHER
6232
Fail to have work inspected by inspector
$577
REC
6241
Fails to complete certificate
$144
OTHER
Infringement
notices
2013–14
Types of
infringement
notices
issued
6402
Person comes too close to aerial line
$289
Jan 14
Mar 14
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