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For all the latest energy safety news visit www.esv.vic.gov.au
Summer 2015
energysafe issue 38
Prosecutions and infringements
ESV has recently taken legal proceedings against
the following individuals and companies.
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Housein Saoud, a plasterer of Laverton,
appeared in Broadmeadows Magistrates’
Court in November charged with carrying out
electrical installation work when not licensed.
Saoud was placed on an undertaking to be
of good behaviour for one year.
Noureddin Elbaba, an owner-builder of Taylors
Hill, appeared in Broadmeadows Magistrates’
Court charged with employing a person to
carry out electrical work when he was not
a registered electrical contracting employer.
Elbaba was fined $750 without conviction.
Douglas Hourigan, LEI of Box Hill South,
appeared in Ringwood Magistrates’ Court in
December charged with two counts of failing
to enter defects on an inspection certificate.
Hourigan was fined $1000 without conviction
and ordered to pay $1800 costs.
Infringement
notice
summary
Feb
14
Total 0
Mar
14
Apr
14
May
14
Jun
14
Jul
14
Aug
14
Sep
14
Oct
14
Nov
14
Dec Total
14
11
5
0
6
12
14
2
4
5
1
60
Offence
Penalty
OTHER
6253
Supply equipment not approved
$577
OTHER
6253
Supply equipment not approved
$577
OTHER
6253
Supply equipment not approved
$577
OTHER
6384
Supply equipment not approved
$2,952
LEW
6402
Person comes too close to aerial line
$295
Dec 14
LEW
6227
Fail to disconnect equipment from supply
$590
Jan 15
OTHER
3594
Unauthorised excavation near pipeline
$295
OTHER
1578
Erects closer than distance in table 313
$295
OTHER
6377
Non-complying installation work
$3690
6228
Fail to complete certificate within time
$148
6229
Fail to give certificate within time
$144
LEW
6232
Fail to have work inspected by inspector
$590
LEW
Visit www.1100.com.au
or call 1100 during business hours.
Offence
code
LEW
The Essential First Step
of any excavation.
REC LEW
Other
LEW
Infringement
notices
2014
Types of
infringement
notices
issued
6241
Fails to complete certificate
$148
Nov 14