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Winter 2015
energysafe issue 40
Prosecutions and infringements
ESV has recently taken legal proceedings against
the following individuals and companies.
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Paul Spry of Werribee, REC and LEIW
(unlicensed and unregistered at the time of the
offence), appeared in Werribee Magistrates’
Court charged with carrying out electrical
installation work when not licensed and
installing unsafe electrical equipment. Spry
was released on an undertaking to be of good
behaviour for one year and was ordered to pay
$1000 to the Court Fund plus $1400 in costs.
Paul Oxley Gower of Wallen, unlicensed,
appeared in Broadmeadows Magistrates’
Court charged with holding out that he was
willing to carry out electrical installation work
when not licensed. Gower was fined $1000
without conviction and ordered to pay $1200
in costs.
Samson Sahinidis of Coburg, unlicensed,
appeared in Broadmeadows Magistrates’
Court charged with installing unsafe electrical
equipment and carrying out electrical
installation work when not licensed. He was
convicted and fined $6000 plus an additional
$3898.27 in costs.
Vince Modica of Pascoe Vale, unregistered,
appeared in Wodonga Magistrates’ Court
charged with three counts of aiding and
abetting Illumilite Pty Ltd to offer to carry out
electrical contracting work when it was not a
registered electrical contractor. Modica was
released on an undertaking to be of good
behaviour for one year.
Infringement notice
summary
Infringement notices
2015
Types of infringement
notices issued
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Davoud Rohanian, home maintenance
business operator, appeared in Sunshine
Magistrates’ Court charged with: holding
out that he was willing to carry out electrical
contracting work when not registered;
permitting a person to carry out electrical
work that did not comply with the Act
and regulations; installing unsafe electrical
equipment; carrying out plumbing work when
not licensed to do so and holding out by
means of advertising that he was licensed to
carry out plumbing work. Rohanian was fined a
total of $2500 without conviction and ordered
to pay $1200 costs.
Zhao Piao of Braybrook, REC and LEIW,
appeared in Broadmeadows Magistrates’
Court charged with installing unsafe electrical
equipment and failing to inspect before
connecting to supply. He was fined $1500
without conviction and ordered to pay $1350
in costs.
Romesh Harichandran of Kilsyth, unlicensed
and unregistered, appeared in Ringwood
Magistrates’ Court charged with: holding
out that he was willing to carry out electrical
contracting work when not registered; carrying
out electrical installation work when not
licensed; carrying out plumbing work when not
licensed and carrying out plumbing work when
not registered. He was convicted and fined
$7500 and ordered to pay $4351 in costs.
Total
May 15
Jun 15
Jul 15
Charlie Mach of Braybrook, shop
manager, appeared in Sunshine
Magistrates’ Court charged with
carrying out electrical installation work
when not licensed, installing unsafe
electrical equipment and offering to
supply prescribed unapproved electrical
equipment. He was released on an
undertaking to be of good behaviour for
two years and was ordered to pay $2000
to the Court Fund plus $1200 costs.
Timothy Jackson of Windsor, LEIW,
appeared in Frankston Magistrates’ Court
charged with installing unsafe electrical
equipment and failing to comply with the
provisions of an Order in Council. Jackson
was fined $500 without conviction and
ordered to pay $1300 in costs.
Jason McAuley of Albanvale, unlicensed,
appeared in Melbourne Magistrates’ Court
charged with: two counts of failing to give
information and/or documents; interfering
with metering equipment; carrying out
electrical installation work when not
licensed and carrying out electrical
equipment work that he should have
been reasonably expected to know would
make the electrical equipment unsafe if
connected to an electrical supply. McAuley
was fined $1500 with conviction and
ordered to pay $10,000 in costs.
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Sep 14
Oct 14
Nov 14
Dec 14
Jan 15
Feb 15
Mar 15
Apr 15
May 15
Jun 15
Jul 15
Total
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4
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1
7
1
8
9
10
4
11
62
REC LEW
Other
Apr 15
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Offence
code
Offence
Penalty
OTHER
6384
Supply equipment not approved
$2,952
OTHER
6384
Supply equipment not approved
$2,952
LEW
6210
Unregistered person offers to do work
$738
OTHER
6229
Fail to give certificate within time
$148
LEW
6233
Fail to have connected work inspected
$590
OTHER
6368
Unregistered person offers to do work
$3,690
OTHER
6220
Unlicensed electrical installation work
$738
OTHER
6222
Unlicensed electrical connection work
$722
LEW
6232
Fail to have work inspected by inspector
$590
REC
6243
Fails to lodge copy with the office
$148
OTHER
6384
Supply equipment not approved
$2,952
OTHER
6381
Supply non complying equipment
$2,952
OTHER
6384
Supply equipment not approved
$2,952
OTHER
6384
Supply equipment not approved
$2,952
OTHER
6210
Unregistered person offers to do work
$738
REC
6377
Non complying installation work
$3,690
REC
6377
Non complying installation work
$3,690