Breaches, prosecutions
and infringements
Summer 2019
energysafe issue 56
ESV prosecutions
and infringements
As at December 2019
ESV has recently taken legal proceedings
against the following individuals and companies
» Jarrod Grech, of Mernda, REC,
appeared at Heidelberg Magistrates'
Court charged with installing unsafe
electrical equipment, failing to give
a COES to ESV, give misleading
information to ESV. Grech was
convicted, fined $5,000 and ordered to
pay an additional $1,918.30 in costs.
» Dean Ellul, of Noble Park, unregistered
and unlicensed, appeared at Dandenong
Magistrates' Court charged with offering
to carry out electrical contracting work
when not registered, and carrying out
electrical installation work when not
licensed. Ellul was convicted, fined
$9,000 and ordered to pay an additional
$1,849.54 in costs.
» Michael Pulis, of Hillside, plumber,
appeared at Kyneton Magistrates' Court
charged with carrying out gasfitting work
that did not comply with the applicable
standard. Pulis was fined $500 and
ordered to pay $2,000 in costs.
» Justin Waldie, of Kurunjang, unlicensed,
appeared at Ballarat Magistrates' Court
charged on two counts of carrying out
electrical installation work when not
licensed and two counts of carrying
out plumbing work when not licensed.
Waldie was fined $10,000 and ordered
to pay an additional $2,183.76 in costs.
» Jai Edwards, of Burwood, LEIW,
appeared at Maryborough Magistrates'
Court charged with breach of
undertaking to the court. Edward's
breach was proven and ordered to pay
$450 in costs.
» Robert Calvert, of Narre Warren,
plasterer, appeared at Robinvale
Magistrates' Court charged with carrying
out electrical installation work when not
licensed and installing unsafe electrical
equipment. Calvert was fined $500 for
each charge respectively, and ordered to
pay an additional $1,500 in costs.
» Big Red Construction Pty Ltd, of Wandin
North, construction company, appeared
at Cobram Magistrates' Court charged
with negligently injure a gas pipeline.
Big Red Construction Pty Ltd was find
$2,000.
» Timothy Eales, of Wandin North,
construction company director,
appeared at Cobram Magsitrates' Court
charged with negligently injure a gas
pipleine. Eales was convicted, fined
$2,000 and ordered to pay an additional
$2,537.18 in costs.
» Dovid Berkovits, of St Kilda, REC/LEW,
appeared at Melbourne Magistrates'
Court charged with breach of an
undertaking, carrying out electrical
contracting work when not registered,
giving misleading information to ESV,
failing to have prescribed electrical
installation work inspected and failing
to give a COES to ESV. Berkovits did
not comply with conditions set by the
court in 2017 and in December 2019,
the breach was proven and undertaking
revoked. Berkovits was sentenced on
the original offences and convicted, fined
$2,500 and ordered to pay an additional
$5,000 in costs.
Infringement notice summary 2019/2020
Jul
19
Total
26
9
Aug
19 Sep
19 Oct
19 Nov
19 Dec
19 Jan
20 Feb
20 Mar
20 Apr
20 May
20 Jun
20 Total
9 7 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34