Breaches, prosecutions
and infringements
Summer 2018/19
energysafe issue 52
ESV Prosecutions
and infringements
As at November 1 2018
ESV has recently taken
legal proceedings
against the following
individuals and
companies
Infringement notice summary
Jun
18
Total
Jul
18
8
3
Aug
18 Sep
18 Oct
18 Nov
18 Dec
18 Jan
19 Feb
18 Mar
18 Apr
19 May
19 Total
13 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36
Infringement notices 2018/2019
Types of infringement notices issued
» Andrew Jaber of Berwick, LEIW –
unlicensed at the date of the offences,
appeared at Morwell Magistrates’ Court
changed with carrying out electrical
installation work when not licensed, failing
to take precautions to prevent electric
shock and giving misleading information
to ESV on two occasions. Jaber was
convicted and fined $1500, and ordered
to pay $1800 in costs.
» Dovid Berkovits of East St Kilda, REC,
appeared at Melbourne Magistrates’
Court charged with two counts of breech
of an undertaking with payment ordered,
and failure to make any of the payments
ordered. Berkovits breeches were proven
and was ordered to pay $1861.64 in
costs.
» William Kiu of Doncaster, REC, appeared
at Melbourne Magistrates’ Court charged
with failure to give a COES to person
requesting work, failure to give a COES
copy to ESV and carrying out plumbing
work when not licensed by the VBA
as a plumber. Kiu was convicted, fined
$2000 and ordered to pay an additional
$4561.09 in costs.
» Russell Eyles of Strathfieldsaye, REC,
appeared at Bendigo Magistrates’ Court
charged with four counts of failing to give
a COES to personal requesting work and
four counts of failing to give a COES copy
to ESV. Eyles was charged without
conviction and fined $783. Eyles was also
ordered to pay a further $1750 in costs.
26
Month REC/LEW/
Other Offence
Code Offence Aug 18 LEW 6219 Non-complying installation work $777
LEW 6298 Fails to give electronic notice $317
REC 6233 Fail to have connect work
inspected $603
REC 6214 Fails to complete certificate $512
REC 6233 Fail to have connect work
inspected $634
Other 3588 Gas fitting work failed to comply $634
Other 3593 Unauthorised expose of gas
pipeline Other 3588 Gas fitting work failed to comply $645
REC 6228 Fail to complete certificate within
time $159 $3171
Other 6381 Supply non-compliant
equipment $3171
Other 6348 Supply equipment not approved $3171
Other 6348 Supply equipment not approved $3171
Other 6381 Supply non-compliant
equipment $3171
$3792
Sep 18
Oct 18
Penalty
$1586
REC 6377 Non-complying installation work Other 3588 Gas fitting work did not comply $645
Other 3588 Gas fitting work did not comply $645
Other 3588 Gas fitting work did not comply $645
Other 3588 Gas fitting work did not comply $634
REC 6377 Non-complying installation work $3964
Other 3588 Gas fitting work did not comply $645
Other 3588 Gas fitting work did not comply $645
LEI 6240 Fails to complete certificate $793
REC 6219 Non-complying installation work $793
REC 6242 Fails to give certificate within
time $159
REC 6299 Fails to give electronic notice in
time $317