Breaches, prosecutions
and infringements
Winter 2019
energysafe issue 54
ESV Prosecutions
and infringements
As at 31 May 2019
ESV has recently taken legal proceedings
against the following individuals and companies.
» » Nicholas Korosa of Lysterfield,
Plumber but not gasfitter, appeared
at Broadmeadows Magistrates’ Court
charged with two counts of offering to
carry out plumbing work for which he
was not licensed. Korosa was convicted
and fined $1,000. » » Jong Trade Pty Ltd of Arthurs Creek,
unregistered, appeared at Ringwood
Magistrates' Court charged with two
counts of employing a person to carry
out electrical work when the company
was not a REC. Jong Trade Pty Ltd
was fined $5,500 without conviction.
» » Powercor of Melbourne, MEC,
appeared at Shepparton Magistrates’
Court charged with 54 counts of failing
to comply with Code of Practice for
electrical line clearance and three counts
of failing to comply with BMP. Powercor
was convicted and fined $374,000, and
ordered to pay $165,000 in costs. » » Augusta Jong of Knoxfield, unregistered,
appeared at Ringwood Magistrates'
Court charged with two counts of
employing a person to carry out
electrical work when that person was
not a LEIW. Jong was fined $5,500
without conviction.
» » SN Electrical Contractors Pty Ltd
of Sommerville, REC, appeared at
Ringwood Magistrates' Court charged
with three counts of employing a person
to carry out electrical work when that
person was not a LEIW. SN Electrical
Contractors Pty Ltd was convicted
and fined $1,000.
» » Stuart Shaw of Sommerville, unlicensed,
appeared at Ringwood Magistrates'
Court charged with five counts of
carrying out electrical installation work
when not licensed. Shaw was fined
$1,500 without conviction and ordered
to pay $1,200 in costs.
» » Jeremy Gleeson of Knoxfield,
unlicensed, appeared at Ringwood
Magistrates' Court charged with
two counts of carrying out electrical
installation work when not licensed.
Gleeson was fined $5,500 without
conviction and ordered to pay
$1,200 in costs.
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» » Matthew Benetti of Knoxfield, builder,
appeared at Melbourne Magistrates'
Court charged with carrying out building
work that would make a building unsafe,
and carrying out electrical installation
work when not licensed. Benetti was
fined $750 without conviction and
ordered to pay $1,200 in costs.
» » Lukasz Strachecki of Derrimut,
Telecommunications Cabler, appeared
at Melbourne Magistrates' Court
charged with offering to carry out
electrical contracting work when not
registered, and two counts of carrying
out electrical installation work when not
registered. Strachecki was fined $1,500
without conviction and ordered to pay
$750 in costs.
» » Go Go Experts Pty Ltd of Derrimut,
unregistered, appeared at Melbourne
Magistrates' Court charged with
two counts of carrying out electrical
contracting work when not registered,
two counts of employing a person
to carry out electrical work when the
company was not a REC and two
counts of employing a person to carry
out electrical work when that person
was not a LEIW. Go Go Experts Pty Ltd
was fined $4,000 without conviction and
ordered to pay $750 in costs.