Workplace prosecutions 2008
Access details of workplace prosecutions completed during 2008 (up to and including 30 April 2008) for:
Electrical safety law
| Defendant | Offence | Penalty | *Other costs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shane William Cooper | 1. False or misleading statement 2. False or misleading document 3. False or misleading document |
$6,000 - one penalty imposed | |
| Shane William Cooper | Office by executive officer of a corporation | $2,000 | |
| Service 1st Airconditioning & Electrical Pty Ltd | Unlicensed contractor | $8,000 | |
| DOK Electrical Pty Ltd | Unlicensed contractor | $15,000 | |
| B. Shaw Electrical Pty Ltd | 1 x obligation breach – installer 1 x unlicensed contractor |
$20,000 | $2,066.50 |
| Energex Limited Pty Ltd | Section 27, Obligation Section 30 – Employe | $50 000 | $750 |
| Ergon Energy Corporation Limited | Obligation breach - electrical entity | $20,000 | $4,816.50 |
| G.M. Whitton Electrical Pty Ltd | Obligation breach – employer | $18,750 | $4,814.30 |
| Greg Smith Electrical Pty Ltd | Regulation Section 67 | $1250 | $1000 |
| Groves, Wayne Edmund | 1 x Unlicensed electrical worker 2 x Misrepresentation about electrical work |
$3,000 | $1,219.60 |
| Impulse Electrical (Aust) Pty Ltd | Section 27 Obligation 30 - Employer | $23 000 | $3559 |
| Industrial & Marine Electrics Pty Ltd | Obligation breach - employer | $22,000 | $2,166.50 |
| O’Keefe, Damon Nicholas | Charge one: Section 194 - Charge two: Section 55 | $20 000 | $1775 |
| Mills, Peter Edward | Charge one: Section 196, Obstruction - Charge two: Section 27, Obligation Section 30 – not conducting a business in an electrically safe way. | Charge one: $1200 - Charge two: $2500 | $1341 |
| Reid, Brett Anthony | Sections 27, 30, 36, 55(1), 56(1) | 3 months imprisonment (s27) Obligation - Suspended for period of 3 years. $20,000 (Section 55 and 56 offences) | $2592 |
| Rothville, Neil Kenneth | Section 27/40 | Recognisance (Surety $3500 + 3 year good behaviour) | $1407.35 |
| Sandgroper Investment Pty Ltd | Section 27 - Obligation Section 36 – Installer | $17,500 | $750 |
| Santacatterina, Dale | 1 x obligation breach 2 x unlicensed electrical contractor |
$25,000 | $2,008.50 |
| Skinner, Hamish Alexander trading as Zeal Data & Electrical | Section 27 Obligation Section 30 | $5000 | $1000 |
| Vievers, Edward John | 3 x Section 27 Offences - Obligation Section 30 | $15,000 | $1500 |
| W. H. Heck and Sons Pty Ltd | Obligation breach - employer | $28,000 | $2,406.60 |
Industrial relations law
| Defendant | Offence | Penalty | *Other costs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doolan, Steven Geoffrey | Failure to pay wages | $7,000 fine and ordered to pay $7,802.66 wages | $66.50 |
| Downes, Bradley John | Contravening an industrial instrument | Fined $1000 | $68.60 |
| Efu, Kitiona | Failure to pay wages | Fined $1,500 and ordered to pay $5,525.93 arrears of wages | $74.40 |
| Lee, Andrew trading as Starlight Security | Failure to pay wages | $7,000 fine and ordered to pay $7,802.66 wages | $66.50 |
| Lucadou-Wells, Elizabeth | Failure to pay annual leave and pro rata annual leave | Fined $1500 and ordered to pay $3,633.35 arrears of wages | $74.40 |
| MacLean, Donald Stuart | Failure to keep time and wages record | $300 | - |
| McEvoy, Sarina Jane | Failure to keep time and wages records | $1,500 fine | $66.50 |
| McEvoy, Sarina Jane | Failure to pay wages | Fined $500 and ordered to pay $342 arrears of wages | $66.50 |
| McEvoy, Sarina Jane | Failure to pay wages | Fined $500 and ordered to pay $210 arrears of wages | $66.50 |
| McKenzie, Nathan James | (1) Failure to pay wages (2) Failure to provide pay advice statement | (1) Fined $3,750 and ordered to pay $2,063.20 arrears of wages (2) Fined $800 | $66.50 |
| Morony, Amanda Jane trading as Abbey of the Roses | (1) Failure to pay wages (2) Failure to pay wages (3) Failure to provide pay advice (4) Failure to keep time and wages records | (1) Fined $1,500 and ordered to pay $8,000 for wages and annual leave (2) Fined $1,500 (3) Fined $300 for failure to give pay advices (4) Fined $300 for to keep time and wages records | - |
| Softa, Nadia trading as King Rooster | Failure to keep a time and wages record | $400 | - |
| Ward, John Neil | Failure to pay wages | Fined $1,500 and ordered to pay $5,392.23 outstanding annual leave and pro rata annual leave | $66.50 |
| Ward, John Neil | Failure to pay wages | Fined $1,500 and ordered to pay $10,271.10 outstanding wages and overtime | $66.50 |
Last updated 9 July 2009
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