Seven solar installers in New South Wales have had their electrical contractor licences stripped by the state government regulator after investigations found they had signed off on rooftop PV installations while they were interstate or overseas.
New South Wales (NSW) Fair Trading revoked the licences of seven electricians after investigations by the agency’s disciplinary action unit found they had signed and submitted compliance certificates (CCEWs) for solar installations despite not having carried out, supervised, or inspected the installations themselves.
NSW Fair Trading Commissioner Natasha Mann said the contractor licences were cancelled by the state government department’s Disciplinary Action Unit (DAU) between March and August. Each of the electricians was also disqualified from working in the NSW building industry for varying periods of time.
In one of the cases, the individual signed off on 161 solar panel installations that were carried out across NSW while he was interstate.
“The man took advantage of the Commonwealth Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme and received tens of thousands in government rebates for installations that he did not install or inspect himself,” she said.
He was one of six of the electricians who were either interstate or overseas on the dates listed on the certificates. The seventh contractor was in Sydney instead of at the job sites in regional NSW.
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