An electrician's watchdog has carried out three successful prosecutions against unqualified electricians this year.
Electrical Workers Registration Board registrar John Sickels said the most recent occurred on June 19 when Paul Talataina pleaded guilty in the Waitakere District Court to two charges of holding himself out to be a registered and licensed electrical worker and issuing a certificate of compliance in relation to prescribed electrical work when he wasn't authorised to certify the work.
"The charges date back to June 2011, where the defendant directed his employee to do prescribed electrical work at a Te Atatu property, which involved the re-routing of wires in the ceiling to accommodate the installation of eco-insulation," Mr Sickels said.
"The employee was not authorised to carry out the work and the defendant was not authorised to supervise it, because neither was a registered and licensed electrician."
Paul Talataina was fined $2100 and ordered to pay solicitor's costs and court costs.