News and notices
Keep up to date with news from the Board.
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Disciplinary hearings - October 2022
Disciplinary hearings: Rafe Fannin, Electrician, E 283485, EW 144461 of Whangarei; Ross Brewster, Electrician, E 3316, EW 048626 of Auckland; Other matters
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Disciplinary Hearings - August 2022
The Board heard five disciplinary matters in May, four of which are detailed below. One of those resulted in the Board cancelling the registration and licence of an electrical worker.
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Disciplinary hearings - June 2022
The Board dealt with one electrical worker in April 2022 in relation to two separate complaints made about him. The electrical worker accepted responsibility for his wrongdoing on both matters.
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Disciplinary hearings - April 2022
Baoren Wang and November 2021 hearings
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Disciplinary hearings - February 2022
The Board hears a high number of cases that involve a failure to provide certification within the specified time frames set out in the Electrical (Safety) Regulations 2010. Certification is important, especially within a regulatory framework that allows f
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Disciplinary hearings - December 2021
The Board dealt with a disciplinary case in August where Mr Farhad Bhamji, an Electrical Inspector, was disciplined for carrying out prescribed electrical work (PEW) in a negligent and incompetent manner and for providing a false or misleading return.
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Disciplinary hearings - October 2021
When dealing with disciplinary offences, the Board must keep in mind that the purpose of professional discipline is to uphold the integrity of the electrical licensing regime.
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Disciplinary hearings - August 2021
The Board only dealt with one disciplinary matter in April 2021. The case was the result of the electrical worker being unable to complete the work and an ensuing commercial dispute.
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Disciplinary hearings - June 2021
Disciplinary hearings noted for the June 2021 issue of Electron
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Disciplinary hearings - April 2021
The Board also dealt with 2 cases where they considered whether carrying out and issuing a warrant of electrical fitness was prescribed electrical work. The Board decided the work came within the statutory definition of maintenance. An article summarising