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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
National
Madeline Link

Licence revoked: electrician signs off 161 solar panel installations despite being interstate

A file image of solar panels installed on homes. Picture by Elesa Kurtz

SEVEN electricians have had their contractor licences revoked after NSW Fair Trading investigations revealed they signed and submitted certificates for solar panel installations despite not having carried out, inspected or supervised the jobs.

All but one of those electricians were either overseas or interstate on the dates listed on the compliance certificates, while the seventh was in Sydney instead of at the job sites in regional NSW.

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