Disciplinary actions taken against an electrical contractor

In a recent hearing of the Electrical Licensing Committee the holder of an electrical work licence was fined and his licence suspended.

The worker had knowingly represented himself as having a current Queensland electrical contractor licence and was entitled to perform electrical contracting work when he knew he was not entitled to do so.

Further he had failed to install a multiple earth neutral (MEN) link in the main switchboard of a residence and left several other serious electrical defects at the installation.
He then submitted a Form 2 to Energex in the name of another contractor without that contractor’s knowledge.   

The Licensing Committee fined him $1000, and suspended his licence for three months, but deferred the suspension for one month on the condition that he satisfactorily completes an approved course on electrical installation testing and inspection. The suspension will be revoked providing he completes the course in the time stated and pays the fine.

In addition, an audit will be conducted on the contractor’s administrative procedures and samples of his previous work.

Editor's note:

The holder of the electrical work licence referred to in the first sentence of this article is the same person as the contractor referred to in the last sentence.