Past complaint decisions
Summaries of past complaint decisions by the Board.
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Neale [2025] EWRB CE22883 Not Upheld Decision
- Complaint number: CE22883
- EWRB number: EW084053
- Region: Canterbury
- Registration class: Electrician
- Decision date: 16 April 2025
- Penalty: No action taken
- Disciplinary grounds: Section 143(f) - Failed to provide / false return - not upheld
- Summary: Based on the Investigator offering no evidence, the Board finds that the Respondent has not committed a disciplinary offence.
Bourke [2025] EWRB CE22866 Not Upheld Decision
- Complaint number: CE22866
- EWRB number: EW056664
- Region: Canterbury
- Registration class: Electrician
- Decision date: 16 April 2025
- Penalty: No action taken
- Disciplinary grounds: Section 143(f) - Failed to provide / false return - not upheld
- Summary: Based on the Investigator offering no evidence, the Board finds that the Respondent has not committed a disciplinary offence.
Kama [2024] EWRB CE22782 Final Decision
- Complaint number: CE22782
- EWRB number: EW147540
- Region: Auckland
- Registration class: Distribution Line Mechanic
- Decision date: 19 March 2025
- Penalty: 147M(1)(f) - Fine 147N - Cost
- Disciplinary grounds: Section 143(b)(ii) - Serious harm carrying out PEW
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Summary:
The Respondent has committed a disciplinary offence under section 143(b)(ii) of the Act.
The Board ordered:
• A fine of $3,000 (reduced from $6,000 starting point due to cooperation, early guilty plea, remorse and first offence);
• Costs of $250;
• There will be publication in the Electron newsletter, a record of the disciplinary finding on the Public Register for 3 years and the decision to be published on the Board website.
Paulsen 2024 EWRB CE22779 Final Decision
- Complaint number: CE22779
- EWRB number: EW147019
- Region: Canterbury
- Registration class: Electrician
- Decision date: 19 March 2025
- Penalty: 147M(1)(f) - Fine 147N - Cost
- Disciplinary grounds: Section 143(a)(i) - Negligence / Incompetence Section 143(f) - Failed to provide / false return Section 143(a)(ii) - Contrary to enactment - not upheld
- Summary: The Board found the Respondent has committed disciplinary offences under sections 143(a)(i) and 143(f) of the Act. The Board ordered a fine of $2,500 and costs of $1,125. The matter was dealt with as a full defended hearing.
Middleton 2024 EWRB CE22888 Final Decision
- Complaint number: CE22888
- EWRB number: EW112755
- Region: Taranaki
- Registration class: Electrician
- Decision date: 19 March 2025
- Penalty: 147M(1)(f) - Fine 147N - Cost
- Disciplinary grounds: Section 143(b)(ii) - Serious harm carrying out PEW Section 143(f) - Failed to provide / false return Section 143(a)(i) - Negligence / Incompetence - not upheld Section 143(a)(ii) - Contrary to enactment - not upheld
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Summary:
The Board found the Respondent has committed disciplinary offences under section 143(b)(ii) and 143(f) of the Act.
The Board ordered a fine of $3,500 and costs of $250. The matter was dealt with on the basis of an agreed statement of facts/full hearing.
Dutra 2024 EWRB CE22792 Final Decision
- Complaint number: CE22792
- EWRB number: EW141156
- Region: Hawke's Bay
- Registration class: Electrical Inspector, Electrician
- Decision date: 18 March 2025
- Penalty: 147M(1)(c)(ii) - Restriction on registration or practising licence or provisional licence (work under certain circumstances) 147N - Cost
- Disciplinary grounds: Section 143(a)(i) - Negligence / Incompetence Section 143(a)(ii) - Contrary to enactment - not upheld Section 143(b)(ii) - Serious harm carrying out PEW - not upheld
- Summary: The Board found the Respondent has committed a disciplinary offence under section 143(a)(i) of the Act. The Board ordered costs of $250. The matter was dealt with on the basis of an agreed statement of facts.
Wong [2024] EWRB CE22822 Final Decision
- Complaint number: CE22822
- EWRB number: EW150028
- Region: Wellington
- Registration class: Electrician
- Decision date: 15 January 2025
- Penalty: 147M(1)(g) - Censure 147N - Cost
- Disciplinary grounds: Section 143(f) - Failed to provide / false return
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Summary:
The Respondent has committed disciplinary offences pursuant to s143(f) of the Act.
The Board determined that the Respondent be censured for the offending pursuant to s147M(1)(g) of the Act. The Respondent was also ordered to pay costs of $250.
Cortez [2024] EWRB CE22781 final decision
- Complaint number: CE22781
- EWRB number: EW132018
- Region: Auckland
- Registration class: Transmission Line Mechanic, Distribution Line Mechanic
- Decision date: 17 December 2024
- Penalty: 147M(1)(f) - Fine 147N - Cost
- Disciplinary grounds: Section 143(b)(ii) - Serious harm carrying out PEW
- Summary: The Respondent has committed a disciplinary offence under section 143(b)(ii) of the Act, specifically that he negligently created a risk of serious harm to any person, or a risk of significant property damage.
Chadwick [2024] EWRB CE22844 Not Upheld Decision
- Complaint number: CE22844
- EWRB number: EW127680
- Region: Nelson
- Registration class: Electrician
- Decision date: 13 December 2024
- Penalty: No action taken
- Disciplinary grounds: Section 143(f) - Failed to provide / false return - not upheld Section 143(g) - Employed, directed, permitted unauthorised person - not upheld
- Summary: The Respondent has not committed disciplinary offences under sections 143(g) and 143(f) of the Act.
Collins [2024] EWRB CE22783 Upheld Decision
- Complaint number: CE22783
- EWRB number: EW044126
- Region: Waikato
- Registration class: Electrician
- Decision date: 11 December 2024
- Penalty: 147M(1)(g) - Censure 147N - Cost
- Disciplinary grounds: Section 143(a)(ii) - Contrary to enactment Section 143(f) - Failed to provide / false return
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Summary:
The Respondent has committed disciplinary offences under s143(a)(ii) and s143(f) of the Act.
The Board determined that the Respondent be censured and ordered to pay costs of $250.
Xin De li 2024 EWRB CE22859 Final
- Complaint number: CE22859
- EWRB number: EW088120
- Region: Canterbury
- Registration class: Electrical Inspector
- Decision date: 11 December 2024
- Penalty: 147M(1)(f) - Fine 147N - Cost
- Disciplinary grounds: Section 143(a)(i) - Negligence / Incompetence Section 143(f) - Failed to provide / false return Section 143(a)(ii) - Contrary to enactment - not upheld
- Summary: The Board found the Respondent has committed disciplinary offences under sections 143(a)(i) and 143(f) of the Act. The Board ordered a fine of $1,500 and costs of $250. The matter was dealt with on the basis of an agreed statement of facts.
Adler [2024] EWRB CE22797 Upheld Decision
- Complaint number: CE22797
- EWRB number: EW103715
- Region: Waikato
- Registration class: Electrician
- Decision date: 3 December 2024
- Penalty: 147M(1)(f) - Fine 147N - Cost
- Disciplinary grounds: Section 143(f) - Failed to provide / false return Section 143(g) - Employed, directed, permitted unauthorised person
- Summary: The Respondent has committed disciplinary offences under s143G and s143F of the Act. The Board ordered a fine of $500 and costs of $250.
Galvao [2024] EWRB CE22793 Upheld Decision
- Complaint number: CE22793
- EWRB number: EW142800
- Region: Hawke's Bay
- Registration class: Electrical Engineer
- Decision date: 3 December 2024
- Penalty: 147M(1)(c)(i) - Restriction on registration or practising licence or provisional licence (to what the Board specifies)
- Disciplinary grounds: Section 143(b)(ii) - Serious harm carrying out PEW Section 143(f) - Failed to provide / false return
- Summary: The Respondent has committed disciplinary offences pursuant to s143(b)(ii) and s143(f) of the Act, relating to work carried out on or about 2 December 2023.
Khan [2024] EWRB CE22773 Upheld Decision
- Complaint number: CE22773
- EWRB number: EW124292
- Region: Auckland
- Registration class: Electrician
- Decision date: 30 November 2024
- Penalty: 147M(1)(c)(i) - Restriction on registration or practising licence or provisional licence (to what the Board specifies) 147M(1)(f) - Fine 147N - Cost
- Disciplinary grounds: Section 143(a)(i) - Negligence / Incompetence Section 143(f) - Failed to provide / false return
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Summary:
The Board has determined that the Respondent carried out prescribed electrical work (PEW) at multiple properties and has committed the following disciplinary offences:
a) 21 offences in breach of section 143(a)(i) of the Act, being that he carried out PEW in a negligent or incompetent manner, including:
a. Failing to label main earth electrode locations;
b. Failing to apply fire retardant sealant;
c. Failing to provide adequate protection to main earth conductors;
d. Failing to provide support and protection to main conductors in underfloor cavities;
e. Failing to ensure energised conductors were properly enclosed at recessed downlights.
b) 21 offences in breach of section 143(f) of the Act, being that he provided false or misleading returns by issuing COC/ESCs that certified the work as lawful and safe when it was not.
The Respondent is fined $3,000 and is ordered to pay costs of $500.
Liu [2024] EWRB CE22710 Not Upheld Decision
- Complaint number: CE22710
- EWRB number: EW108526
- Region: Auckland
- Registration class: Electrician
- Decision date: 18 November 2024
- Penalty: No action taken
- Disciplinary grounds: Section 143(f) - Failed to provide / false return - not upheld
- Summary: The Board found the Respondent has not committed a disciplinary offence.
Gillespie [2024] EWRB CE22794 Upheld Decision
- Complaint number: CE22794
- EWRB number: EW135455
- Region: Auckland
- Registration class: Electrician
- Decision date: 18 November 2024
- Penalty: 147M(1)(g) - Censure 147N - Cost
- Disciplinary grounds: Section 143(a)(ii) - Contrary to enactment Section 143(f) - Failed to provide / false return
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Summary:
The Respondent has committed disciplinary offences under sections 143(a)(ii) and 143(f) of the Act.
The Respondent is censured. The Board ordered costs of $1,575. The matter was dealt with by way of a full hearing.
McCarthy [2024] EWRB CE22470 Upheld Decision
- Complaint number: CE22470
- EWRB number: EW104687
- Region: Auckland
- Registration class: Electrician
- Decision date: 10 October 2024
- Penalty: 147M(1)(g) - Censure 147N - Cost
- Disciplinary grounds: Section 143(d) - Outside limits of registration Section 143(g) - Employed, directed, permitted unauthorised person
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Summary:
The Board found the Respondent has committed disciplinary offences under sections 143(d) and (g) of the Act.
The Board ordered the Respondent is censured. The Respondent is ordered to pay costs of $250.
Mudaliar [2024] EWRB CE22729 Upheld decision
- Complaint number: CE22729
- EWRB number: EW086792
- Region: Auckland
- Registration class: Electrician
- Decision date: 10 October 2024
- Penalty: 147M(1)(g) - Censure 147N - Cost
- Disciplinary grounds: Section 143(a)(ii) - Contrary to enactment Section 143(f) - Failed to provide / false return
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Summary:
The Board found the Respondent has committed disciplinary offences under sections 143(a)(ii) and (f) of the Act.
The Respondent is censured. The Board ordered costs of $1,125. The matter was dealt with as a full hearing.
Burton [2024] EWRB CE22287 Upheld decision
- Complaint number: CE22287
- EWRB number: EW109865
- Region: Omitted
- Registration class: Electrician
- Decision date: 7 October 2024
- Penalty: 147M(1)(b)(ii) - Suspension of registration or practising licence or provisional licence (until something in subsection 2 is complete) 147N - Cost
- Disciplinary grounds: Section 143(b)(ii) - Serious harm carrying out PEW Section 143(f) - Failed to provide / false return
- Summary: The Board found the Respondent has committed disciplinary offences under sections 143(b)(ii) and 143(f) of the Act. The Board ordered the Respondent’s licence be suspended until the latter of a period of two years or the successful completion of training. The Board also ordered the Respondent to pay costs of $675 (GST included) towards the costs of, and incidental to, the inquiry of the Board.
Swartbooi [2024] EWRB CE22784 Upheld Decision
- Complaint number: CE22784
- EWRB number: EW131625
- Region: Manawatu-Wanganui
- Registration class: Electrician, Distribution Line Mechanic
- Decision date: 17 September 2024
- Penalty: 147M(1)(f) - Fine 147N - Cost
- Disciplinary grounds: Section 143(a)(i) - Negligence / Incompetence Section 143(f) - Failed to provide / false return
- Summary: The Respondent negligently carried out prescribed electrical work and provided a false and misleading return. He was fined $1,000 and ordered to pay costs of $250. A record of the disciplinary offending will be recorded on the public register for a period of three years.