Past complaint decisions
Summaries of past complaint decisions by the Board.
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Coleman [2021] EWRB CE22336 - Penalty Decision
- Complaint number: CE22336
- EWRB number: EW116580
- Region: Canterbury
- Registration class: Electrician
- Decision date: 11 June 2021
- 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 Section 143(b)(ii) - Serious harm carrying out PEW - not upheld
- Summary: The fine is reduced to $750. The Respondent is ordered to pay costs of $250. A summary of the matter will be published in the Electron. The Respondent will not be named.
Coleman [2021] EWRB CE22336 - Substantive Decision
- Complaint number: CE22336
- EWRB number: EW116580
- Region: Canterbury
- Registration class: Electrician
- Decision date: 29 April 2021
- Penalty: 147M(1)(f) - Fine 147Z - Publication 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 Section 143(b)(ii) - Serious harm carrying out PEW - not upheld
- Summary: The Respondent carried out prescribed electrical work in a negligent manner and failed to provide required returns within the prescribed time frames. The Respondent is fined $1,000 and ordered to pay costs of $250. A summary will be published in the Electron.
Treweek [2021] EWRB - CE22299 Final Decision
- Complaint number: CE22299
- EWRB number: EW111256
- Region: Otago
- Registration class: Electrician
- Decision date: 16 April 2021
- 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 Section 143(b)(ii) - Serious harm carrying out PEW - not upheld
- Summary: The Respondent carried out prescribed electrical work in a negligent manner when he failed to replace green conductors that were being used as a phase. The Respondent also provided false or misleading certification. He is fined $500 and ordered to pay costs of $250.
Shannon [2021] EWRB CE22294 - Final Decision
- Complaint number: CE22294
- EWRB number: EW123588
- Region: Auckland
- Registration class: Electrician
- Decision date: 30 March 2021
- 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 Section 143(b)(ii) - Serious harm carrying out PEW - not upheld
- Summary: The Respondent has carried out prescribed electrical work in a negligent manner and has provided a false or misleading Certificate of Compliance. He is fined $750 and ordered to pay costs of $250.
Yew [2021] EWRB CE22310 - Final Decision
- Complaint number: CE22310
- EWRB number: EW065498
- Region: Auckland
- Registration class: Electrician
- Decision date: 30 March 2021
- Penalty: 147M(1)(d)(ii) - Disqualified from doing PEW (until something in subsection 2 is complete) 147N - Cost
- Disciplinary grounds: Section 143(a)(ii) - Contrary to enactment Section 143(f) - Failed to provide / false return Section 143(a)(i) - Negligence / Incompetence - not upheld
- Summary: The Respondent carried out prescribed electrical work in a manner that was contrary to an enactment, provided a false or misleading Certificate of Compliance, and failed to provide an Electrical Safety Certificate. He is restricted from doing the work of an electrical inspector until such time as he passes the Board’s Electrical Inspector examination. He is ordered to pay costs of $250.
Park [2021] EWRB CE22309 - Final Decision
- Complaint number: CE22309
- EWRB number: EW114144
- Region: Auckland
- Registration class: Electrical Appliance Serviceperson
- Decision date: 29 March 2021
- Penalty: 147M(1)(e) - Complete something in subsection 2 in a certain time period
- Disciplinary grounds: Section 143(d) - Outside limits of registration Section 143(a)(i) - Negligence / Incompetence - not upheld Section 143(a)(ii) - Contrary to enactment - not upheld Section 143(b)(ii) - Serious harm carrying out PEW - not upheld
- Summary: The Respondent has carried out prescribed electrical work that was outside of the limits of his registration and licence. He is ordered to undertake a course of instruction.
Walsh [2020] EWRB CE22249 - Final Decision
- Complaint number: CE22249
- EWRB number: EW071661
- Region: Wellington
- Registration class: Distribution Line Mechanic
- Decision date: 15 January 2021
- Penalty: 147M(1)(f) - Fine 147N - Cost
- Disciplinary grounds: Section 143(b)(ii) - Serious harm carrying out PEW
- Summary: The Respondent negligently created a risk of serious harm or significant property damage when he carried out prescribed electrical work causing a phase and neutral transposition. He is fined the sum of $1,500 and ordered to pay costs of $225.
Khan [2020] EWRB CE22295 - Final Decision
- Complaint number: CE22295
- EWRB number: EW124292
- Region: Auckland
- Registration class: Electrician
- Decision date: 15 January 2021
- Penalty: 147M(1)(f) - Fine 147Z - Publication 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 two offences of providing a false or misleading return under section 143(f) of the Act and one offence of directing or permitting unauthorised persons to carry out prescribed electrical work. He is fined $2,500 and ordered to pay costs of $1,125.
Kumar [2020] EWRB CE22291 - Final Decision
- Complaint number: CE22291
- EWRB number: EW119227
- Region: Auckland
- Registration class: Electrician
- Decision date: 15 January 2021
- Penalty: 147M(1)(g) - Censure 147N - Cost
- Disciplinary grounds: Section 143(f) - Failed to provide / false return
- Summary: The Respondent failed to provide a Certificate of Compliance within 20 days of completion of prescribed electrical work. The Respondent is censured and ordered to pay costs of $225.
Williams [2020] EWRB CE22275 - Final Decision
- Complaint number: CE22275
- EWRB number: EW044171
- Region: Waikato
- Registration class: Electrical Inspector
- Decision date: 15 January 2021
- 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 carried out prescribed electrical work in a negligent manner and provided a false or misleading return. He is fined the sum of $500 and ordered to pay costs of $225.
Darvill [2020] EWRB CE22286 - Final Decision
- Complaint number: CE22286
- EWRB number: EW127769
- Region: Bay of Plenty
- Registration class: Electrician
- Decision date: 15 January 2021
- Penalty: 147M(1)(f) - Fine 147Z - Publication 147N - Cost
- Disciplinary grounds: Section 143(b)(ii) - Serious harm carrying out PEW Section 143(f) - Failed to provide / false return
- Summary: The Respondent negligently created a risk of serious harm or significant property damage when he carried out prescribed electrical work causing a phase and neutral transposition. He also issued false and misleading returns. He is fined the sum of $2,500 and ordered to pay costs of $225.
Renton [2020] EWRB CE22078 Not Upheld Decision
- Complaint number: CE22078
- EWRB number: E9429
- Region: Auckland
- Registration class: Electrician
- Decision date: 15 January 2021
- Penalty: No action taken
- Disciplinary grounds: Section 143(a)(i) - Negligence / Incompetence - not upheld Section 143(a)(ii) - Contrary to enactment - not upheld Section 143(b)(ii) - Serious harm carrying out PEW - not upheld Section 143(f) - Failed to provide / false return - not upheld
- Summary: Complaint not upheld, the Respondent was not responsible for underlying issues or for causing any prescribed electrical work that was electrically unsafe.
Tuahine [2020] EWRB CE22261 - Final Decision
- Complaint number: CE22261
- EWRB number: EW129913
- Region: Canterbury
- Registration class: Electrician
- Decision date: 20 November 2020
- Penalty: 147M(1)(f) - Fine 147N - Cost
- Disciplinary grounds: Section 143(a)(i) - Negligence / Incompetence Section 143(a)(ii) - Contrary to enactment - not upheld
- Summary: The Respondent carried out prescribed electrical work in a negligent manner. He is fined $750 and ordered to pay costs of $225.
Omitted [2020] EWRB CE22184 Final Decision
- Complaint number: CE22184
- EWRB number: Omitted
- Region: Omitted
- Registration class: Electrical Inspector
- Decision date: 20 November 2020
- Penalty: No action taken
- Disciplinary grounds: Section 143(a)(ii) - Contrary to enactment Section 143(d) - Outside limits of registration
- Summary: The Respondent has carried out prescribed electrical work in a manner that was contrary to an enactment. In making the finding, the Board has found that carrying out and issuing a warrant of electrical fitness is prescribed electrical work in that it comes within the statutory definition of maintenance.
McCall [2020] EWRB CE22268 - Final Decision
- Complaint number: CE22268
- EWRB number: EW044300
- Region: Canterbury
- Registration class: Electrician
- Decision date: 19 November 2020
- Penalty: 147M(1)(f) - Fine 147Z - Publication 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 Respondent carried out prescribed electrical work in a negligent manner, and has provided false or misleading returns. He is fined $500 and ordered to pay costs of $225.
Parish [2020] EWRB CE22252 - Final Decision
- Complaint number: CE22252
- EWRB number: EW063153
- Region: Omitted
- Registration class: Electrician
- Decision date: 19 November 2020
- 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 Section 143(b)(ii) - Serious harm carrying out PEW - not upheld
- Summary: The Respondent has carried out or caused to be carried out prescribed electrical work in a negligent manner and has provided a false or misleading Electrical Safety Certificate. The Respondent is fined $1,250 and ordered to pay costs of $1,125.
Lingard-Sharp [2020] EWRB CE22237 – Final Decision
- Complaint number: CE22237
- EWRB number: EW132753
- Region: Canterbury
- Registration class: Distribution Line Mechanic
- Decision date: 19 November 2020
- Penalty: 147M(1)(g) - Censure 147Z - Publication 147N - Cost
- Disciplinary grounds: Section 143(b)(ii) - Serious harm carrying out PEW Section 143(a)(i) - Negligence / Incompetence - not upheld Section 143(a)(ii) - Contrary to enactment - not upheld
- Summary: The Respondent has committed a disciplinary offence under section 143(b)(ii) of the Act by failing to ensure testing was carried out prior to livening. The failure to test resulted in a transposition not being identified and a person receiving an electric shock. The Respondent agreed to participate in an article designed to educate other electrical workers. On that basis the Respondent is censured and ordered to pay costs of $225.
Armitage [2020] EWRB CE22240 - Final Decision
- Complaint number: CE22240
- EWRB number: EW044325
- Region: Auckland
- Registration class: Electrical Inspector
- Decision date: 29 October 2020
- Penalty: 147M(1)(f) - Fine 147N - Cost
- Disciplinary grounds: Section 143(b)(ii) - Serious harm carrying out PEW Section 143(a)(i) - Negligence / Incompetence - not upheld Section 143(f) - Failed to provide / false return - not upheld
- Summary: The Respondent negligently created a risk of serious harm or significant property damage by failing to ensure correct polarity and phase rotation testing in 11kv cables. He is fined $1,000 and ordered to pay costs of $750.
Macdonald [2020] EWRB CE22215 Final Decision
- Complaint number: CE22215
- EWRB number: EW138583
- Region: Otago
- Registration class: Distribution Line Mechanic
- Decision date: 22 September 2020
- Penalty: 147M(1)(f) - Fine 147Z - Publication 147N - Cost
- Disciplinary grounds: Section 143(b)(ii) - Serious harm carrying out PEW Section 143(a)(i) - Negligence / Incompetence - not upheld
- Summary: The Board found the Respondent has negligently created a risk of serious harm to any person, or a risk of significant property damage, through having carried out or caused to be carried out prescribed electrical work being an offence under section 143(b)(ii) of the Act, in that, he connected the mains supply to an energy source and failed to correctly test the polarity of the phase and neutral conductors leaving it electrically unsafe. The Board ordered a fine of $2000 and costs of $225. The matter was dealt with on the basis of an agreed statement of facts.
Duffill [2020] EWRB CE22256 - Final Decision
- Complaint number: CE22256
- EWRB number: EW046763
- Region: Hawke's Bay
- Registration class: Electrician
- Decision date: 21 August 2020
- 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(a)(i) - Negligence / Incompetence Section 143(a)(ii) - Contrary to enactment Section 143(b)(ii) - Serious harm carrying out PEW Section 143(f) - Failed to provide / false return
- Summary: The Board found some aspects of the prescribed electrical work carried out by the Respondent were both negligent and incompetent and lead to a linesman receiving an electric shock. The work was not compliant, and it was not safe to connect therefore the certification issued was false and misleading. The Board ordered the Respondent’s licence is suspended until such time as he passes the Board’s regulations exam and pays costs of $450. The matter was dealt with on the basis of an agreed statement of facts.