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Prosecution – EWRB v Santini Renney
On 7 May 2024, Mr Renney was sentenced on a charge of performing unauthorised prescribed electrical work.
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Prosecution – EWRB v Super Cell Limited
On 26 March 2024, Super Cell Limited was sentenced on one charge of knowingly permitted a person to do unauthorised prescribed electrical work.
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Prosecution - EWRB v David McLennan
On 17 October 2023, David Ewen McLennan was sentenced on one charge of performing unauthorised prescribed electrical work.
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Prosecution - EWRB v Igor Ivanovic
On 30 August 2023, Igor Ivanovic was sentenced on one charge of performing unauthorised prescribed electrical work.
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Prosecution - EWRB v Aidas Janulis
On 28 June 2023, Aidas Janulis was sentenced on one charge of performing unauthorised prescribed electrical work.
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Prosecution - EWRB v Yu-Chien Lee and ASX Construction Ltd
On 2 June 2023, Yu-Chien Lee and ASX Construction Ltd were sentenced on charges of performing unauthorized prescribed electrical work and employing a person to do unauthorized prescribed electrical work, respectively.
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Prosecution - EWRB v Ian Leslie Johnston
Mr Ian Leslie Johnston was sentenced in the New Plymouth District Court on one charge of illegally performing prescribed electrical work.
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Prosecution - EWRB v Connolly
On 30 March 2022 Stephen Connolly was sentenced in the District Court at Wellington by Judge Mill after pleading guilty to 1 charge of holding himself out as registered or licensed in respect of prescribed electrical work.
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Prosecution - EWRB v Harris
On 23 May 2022 Anthony Harris was convicted and sentenced on 2 charges of doing un-authorised prescribed electrical work in the District Court at Christchurch by Judge Couch.
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Prosecution - EWRB v Kumaran
On 19 July 2022, Naveen Kumaran was sentenced by Judge Lovell-Smith on 2 charges of performing unauthorised prescribed electrical work.
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Prosecution - EWRB v Lal
On 7 April 2022 Ravin Lal was sentenced on a charge of carrying out unauthorised prescribed electrical work.
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Prosecution - EWRB v Boris Belmar
On 23 February 2022, Boris Belmar was sentenced in the Northshore District Court by Judge Maude after entering guilty pleas to one charge of performing unauthorised prescribed electrical work and one charge of issuing a Certificate of Compliance when he w
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Prosecution - EWRB v Dalwyn Stevens
On 11 February 2022, Dalwyn Stevens was sentenced on one charge of performing work on an electrical installation in a manner dangerous to life.
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Prosecution - EWRB v Hughes
Andrew Hughes was sentenced in the Waitakere District Court on 9 December 2021 on charges of negligently doing work on an electrical installation in a manner that was dangerous to life, and holding himself out as an electrician when not appropriately lice
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Prosecution - EWRB v Aaron Dempsey
On 7 October 2021, Mr Aaron Dempsey was sentenced for performing electrical work.Mr Dempsey has never been registered as an Electrician and has no offending history.
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Prosecution - EWRB v Ion Hangiu
On 12 August 2021, Mr Hangiu, a self-employed person, was sentenced for carrying out unauthorised prescribed electrical work in breach of the Electricity Act 1992.
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Prosecution - EWRB v Brenden Maere
On 2 August 2021, Brenden Maere was sentenced on one charge of performing prescribed electrical work (PEW). The defendant was not a registered Electrician.
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Prosecution - EWRB v Naidu
On 7 July 2021, Kamal Naidu was sentenced on two charges of performing prescribed electrical work.
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Prosecution - EWRB v Brent Ayton
On 15 June 2021, Brent Ayton was sentenced on one charge of holding out to be a licensed electrician.
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Prosecution - EWRB v Dane Polkinghorne
On 29 April 2021, Mr Dane Polkinghorne appeared in the Gisborne District Court, where he pleaded guilty to charges brought against him by the Board for carrying out unauthorised PEW.
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Prosecution - EWRB v Dagaas
In March 2019, a property owner engaged Junbert Dagaas to carry out plumbing and building renovation. Mr Dagaas did not hold any registration, license or authorisation to do sanitary plumbing or prescribed electrical work.
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Prosecution - EWRB v Sagoo
On 12 February 2021, Ajit Sagoo was sentenced on one charge of carrying out prescribed electrical work when not authorised.
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Prosecution - EWRB v Pierson
On 16 September 2020, in the District Court at New Plymouth Mr Mark Pierson pleaded guilty before a community magistrate to one charge of carrying out prescribed electrical work when not authorised.
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EWRB v Aaron Collings
Mr Collings was fined $3,000 and ordered to pay costs in the District Court in Hamilton on a charge of carrying out prescribed electrical work when not authorised.
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EWRB v Duncan Bennett
Mr Bennett was fined $7,650 and ordered to pay costs if $250 and court costs in the District Court in Auckland. Reparation of $1,417 was also ordered to be paid to the homeowner for remedial work that had to be carried out.
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Prosecution - EWRB v Woodhouse
Mr Woodhouse was sentenced at Porirua District Court for performing unauthorised prescribed electrical work which included the installation of lights, power points and an outside water heater at a property in Mana.
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Prosecution - EWRB v Belmont
On 29 January 2020, Mr Belmont pleaded guilty to one charge of performing unauthorised prescribed electrical work under the Electricity Act 1992.
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Prosecution - EWRB v Zou
The Board laid a charge against Mr Zou, director of Airon Ltd, after receiving a complaint about electrical work that he had carried out involving the installation of heat pumps.
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Prosecutions of non-licensed work
An important part of the Board's functions is to prosecute non-authorised persons who carry out prescribed electrical work.
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Prosecution - EWRB v Peter Atkins
In February 2019 the Board brought proceedings against Peter Atkins in the District Court at Christchurch.