Past complaint decisions
Summaries of past complaint decisions by the Board.
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O'Leary [2022] EWRB CE22497 Final Decision
- Complaint number: CE22497
- EWRB number: EW028957
- Region: Canterbury
- Registration class: Electrical Inspector
- Decision date: 21 April 2022
- Penalty: 147M(1)(g) - Censure 147N - Cost
- Disciplinary grounds: Section 143(a)(ii) - Contrary to enactment
- Summary: The Respondent carried out prescribed electrical work in a manner that was contrary to the Electricity (Safety) Regulations 2010 and to AS/NZS 3000:2007. He is censured and ordered to pay costs of $250. The disciplinary offending will be recorded on the Register of electrical workers for a period of three years.
O'Leary [2022] EWRB CE22399 Final Decision
- Complaint number: CE22399
- EWRB number: EW028957
- Region: Canterbury
- Registration class: Electrical Inspector
- Decision date: 21 April 2022
- Penalty: 147M(1)(f) - Fine 147N - Cost
- Disciplinary grounds: Section 143(a)(i) - Negligence / Incompetence Section 143(f) - Failed to provide / false return - not upheld
- Summary: The Respondent carried out prescribed electrical work in a negligent manner and provided a false or misleading return. He is fined $1,500 and ordered to pay costs of $250. The disciplinary offending will be recorded on the Register of electrical workers for a period of three years.
Hill [2022] EWRB CE22303 - Final Decision
- Complaint number: CE22303
- EWRB number: EW053483
- Region: Auckland
- Registration class: Electrician
- Decision date: 21 April 2022
- Penalty: 147M(1)(f) - Fine 147N - Cost
- Disciplinary grounds: Section 143(a)(i) - Negligence / Incompetence Section 143(a)(ii) - Contrary to enactment Section 143(f) - Failed to provide / false return
- Summary: The Respondent has carried out prescribed electrical work in a manner that was contrary to an enactment and in a negligent manner. The Respondent provided a false or misleading return. He is fined $1,000 and is ordered to pay costs of $500. A record of the disciplinary offending will be recorded on the public register for a period of three years.
Wang [2022] EWRB CE22386 - Final Decision
- Complaint number: CE22386
- EWRB number: EW117279
- Region: Auckland
- Registration class: Electrician
- Decision date: 15 February 2022
- Penalty: 147M(1)(g) - Censure 147N - Cost
- Disciplinary grounds: Section 143(a)(i) - Negligence / Incompetence 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 to any person, or a risk of significant property damage, carried out prescribed electrical work in a negligent manner, and provided a false or misleading Certificate of Compliance. The Respondent’s licence was suspended for a period of nine months prior to the hearing on the basis of section 147I of the Act, and he undertook training and an assessment of his competence. Given those factors, the Respondent was censured. He was ordered to pay costs of $500. The Board has ordered that the matter be published in the Electron and in the Register for a period of three years.
Mendonca [2021] EWRB CE22408 – Final Decision
- Complaint number: CE22408
- EWRB number: EW116259
- Region: Canterbury
- Registration class: Electrician
- Decision date: 19 November 2021
- Penalty: 147M(1)(g) - Censure 147N - Cost
- Disciplinary grounds: Section 143(c) - Failed to comply with registration or licence Section 143(f) - Failed to provide / false return
- Summary: The Respondent, whose practising licence had not been renewed, carried out prescribed electrical work when not authorised to do so and provided a false or misleading return. He has committed disciplinary offences under sections 143(c) and 143(f) of the Act. The Respondent is censured and ordered to pay costs of $250.
McIlwraith [2021] EWRB CE22272 – Final Decision
- Complaint number: CE22272
- EWRB number: EW025804
- Region: Canterbury
- Registration class: Electrical Inspector
- Decision date: 19 November 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 warrant of electrical fitness. He is fined $500 and ordered to pay costs of $250.
Johnston [2021] EWRB CE22279 – Final Decision
- Complaint number: CE22279
- EWRB number: EW024951
- Region: Canterbury
- Registration class: Electrician
- Decision date: 19 November 2021
- Penalty: 147M(1)(h) - No action under this subsection 147N - Cost
- Disciplinary grounds: Section 143(f) - Failed to provide / false return - not upheld
- Summary: The Respondent provided a false or misleading return contrary to section 143(f) of the Act. The Board decided to take no disciplinary action. The Respondent is to pay costs of $250.
Parker [2021] EWRB CE22389 – Final Decision
- Complaint number: CE22389
- EWRB number: EW017469
- Region: Manawatu-Wanganui
- Registration class: Electrical Inspector
- Decision date: 16 November 2021
- Penalty: 147M(1)(g) - Censure
- Disciplinary grounds: Section 143(c) - Failed to comply with registration or licence Section 143(f) - Failed to provide / false return
- Summary: The Respondent has committed a disciplinary offence under section 143(c) and 143(f) of the Act. Pursuant to section 147M(1)(d) of the Electricity Act 1992, the Respondent is censured.
Lemkus [2021] EWRB CE22377 – Final Decision
- Complaint number: CE22377
- EWRB number: EW129118
- Region: Taranaki
- Registration class: Electrician
- Decision date: 21 October 2021
- Penalty: 147M(1)(f) - Fine 147N - Cost
- Disciplinary grounds: Section 143(a)(ii) - Contrary to enactment Section 143(f) - Failed to provide / false return
- Summary: The Respondent committed a disciplinary offence under section 143(a)(ii) of the Act when he carried out prescribed electrical work in a manner that was contrary to the Safety Regulations and to AS/NZS 3000:2007. The Respondent also provided a false or misleading return contrary to section 143(f) of the Act. He is fined $250 and ordered to pay costs of $250.
Hoult [2021] EWRB CE22378 – Final Decision
- Complaint number: CE22378
- EWRB number: EW124802
- Region: Wellington
- Registration class: Electrician
- Decision date: 21 October 2021
- Penalty: 147M(1)(f) - Fine 147N - Cost
- Disciplinary grounds: Section 143(f) - Failed to provide / false return
- Summary: The Respondent failed to provide a Certificate of Compliance within 20 working days as required by the Electricity Safety Regulations contrary to section 143(f) of the Act. He is fined $250 and ordered to pay costs of $250.
Harding [2021] EWRB CE22357 - Final Decision
- Complaint number: CE22357
- EWRB number: EW126878
- Region: Canterbury
- Registration class: Distribution Line Mechanic
- Decision date: 16 September 2021
- 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
- Summary: The Respondent carried out prescribed electrical work in a negligent manner which created a risk of serious harm, and carried out prescribed electrical work that he was not authorised to carry out. He is fined $1,500 and ordered to pay costs of $250.
Lawson [2021] EWRB CE22379 - Final Decision
- Complaint number: CE22379
- EWRB number: EW119078
- Region: Auckland
- Registration class: Electrician
- Decision date: 16 September 2021
- Penalty: 147M(1)(f) - Fine 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
- Summary: The Respondent has carried out work in a manner contrary to an enactment, in a negligent manner and has negligently created a risk of serious harm to persons. He is fined $1,100 and ordered to pays costs of $250.
Hale [2021] EWRB CE22363 - Final Decision
- Complaint number: CE22363
- EWRB number: EW083308
- Region: Waikato
- Registration class: Electrical Inspector
- Decision date: 19 August 2021
- Penalty: 147M(1)(h) - No action under this subsection 147N - Cost
- Disciplinary grounds: Section 143(f) - Failed to provide / false return Section 143(g) - Employed, directed, permitted unauthorised person
- Summary: The Respondent employed, directed, or permitted any unauthorised persons to do prescribed electrical work and provided false or misleading returns. No penalty order has been made, but the Respondent is to pay costs of $250.
Bhamji [2021] EWRB CE22359 - Final Decision
- Complaint number: CE22359
- EWRB number: EW109094
- Region: Auckland
- Registration class: Electrical Inspector
- Decision date: 19 August 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 and incompetent manner and provided a false or misleading return. He is fined $1,000 and ordered to pay costs of $250. A summary of the matter will be published in the Electron.
Horncastle [2021] EWRB CE22369 - Final Decision
- Complaint number: CE22369
- EWRB number: EW115166
- Region: Marlborough
- Registration class: Electrical Inspector
- Decision date: 22 July 2021
- Penalty: 147M(1)(g) - Censure 147N - Cost
- Disciplinary grounds: Section 143(f) - Failed to provide / false return
- Summary: The Respondent committed three disciplinary offences under section 143(f) of the Act, two of which were failures to provide a return within the required timeframes and one of which was the provision of a false or misleading return. The Respondent is censured and ordered to pay costs of $250.
Shugg [2021] EWRB CE22334 - Final Decision
- Complaint number: CE22334
- EWRB number: EW103134
- Region: Wellington
- Registration class: Electrician
- Decision date: 20 July 2021
- Penalty: 147M(1)(f) - Fine 147N - Cost
- Disciplinary grounds: Section 143(a)(i) - Negligence / Incompetence Section 143(a)(ii) - Contrary to enactment Section 143(f) - Failed to provide / false return
- Summary: The Respondent committed disciplinary offences when he carried out prescribed electrical work negligently and in a manner contrary to AS/NZS3000. The Respondent also provided a false or misleading certificate of compliance. He is fined the sum of $1,500 and ordered to pay costs of $900. The matter was dealt with at a defending hearing.
Fox [2021] EWRB CE22337 - Final Decision
- Complaint number: CE22337
- EWRB number: EW132636
- Region: Wellington
- Registration class: Electrician
- Decision date: 17 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
- Summary: The Respondent carried out prescribed electrical work in a negligent manner contrary to section 143(a)(i) of the Act and provided a false or misleading return contrary to section 143(f) of the Act. He is fined the sum of $500 and ordered to pay costs of $250.
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.
Mahabir [2021] EWRB CE22358 - Final Decision
- Complaint number: CE22358
- EWRB number: EW102466
- Region: Auckland
- Registration class: Electrician
- Decision date: 21 May 2021
- Penalty: 147M(1)(b)(ii) - Suspension of registration or practising licence or provisional licence (until something in subsection 2 is complete) 147M(1)(e) - Complete something in subsection 2 in a certain time period 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 and significant property damage when he failed to adequately earth a heat pump. He is ordered to pass the Board’s stage 3 practical assessment and to pay costs of $250. He may not be relicensed until such time as he has passed the stage 3 practical assessment.
Flexton [2021] EWRB CE22360 - Final Decision
- Complaint number: CE22360
- EWRB number: EW134555
- Region: Auckland
- Registration class: Electrician
- Decision date: 21 May 2021
- Penalty: 147M(1)(f) - Fine 147N - Cost
- Disciplinary grounds: Section 143(a)(i) - Negligence / Incompetence
- Summary: The Respondent was negligent when he transposed conductors and failed to test his prescribed electrical work. He is fined $750 and ordered to pay costs of $250.