Energy Safe Victoria (ESV) has stripped electrician Stuart Royce Macdonald of his electrical contractor registration following multiple unsafe and fraudulent works across metropolitan Melbourne.

ESV has cancelled Royce’s registered electrical contractor status after he failed to issue Certificates of Electrical Safety, failed to arrange inspections and carried out non-compliant electrical work between 2018 and 2022.

“ESV will pursue enforcement action against electricians and gasfitters who do not meet safety requirements,” ESV chiarperson and commissioner Marnie Williams says.

“Royce has been stripped of his status to be a registered electrical contractor because he overlooked and ignored the very important safety obligations associated with this status.”

ESV is responsible for the licensing of electrical workers, registration of electrical contractors and the overall management of Certificates of Electrical Safety, issued by licensed workers to assure recipients that the installation meets all safety regulations.

The disciplinary action will impact any application he makes to re-register as an electrical contractor over the next five years. ESV requires all electrical contractors to be registered and have the appropriate technical knowledge as well as the skills to undertake electrical installation work.

ESV found that Mr Macdonald did not complete Certificates of Electrical Safety, carried out unsafe switchboard works, left work unfinished and unsafe and was also paid for works he never completed over the four-year period.

In one instance, a Brunswick resident complained to ESV after employing Mr Macdonald to replace a main switchboard and a sub-switchboard at their property.

An ESV investigation found the works were non-compliant as the sub-switchboard was installed in a restricted location. ESV then issued two fines worth $1,156 as well as a rectification notice, directing him to address the non-compliant electrical work.