An unlicenced electrical worker’s “subpar” work resulted in one of his customers receiving an electric shock.

The man was convicted at Frankston Magistrates Court of six offences after Energy Safe Victoria prosecuted him for unsafe electrical and plumbing work he carried out at a property in Murrumbeena.

The man was found guilty of three offences under the Electrical Safety Act 1998, including working while unregistered, unlicensed, and failing to take precautions to prevent an electric shock.

The Bentleigh East man also breached three provisions under the Building Act 1993 by carrying water supply, sewage and drainage work while unlicensed or registered. He was fined $17,500 plus $1,800 in costs.

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The poor work resulted in a person receiving an electric shock from exposed live conductors that had no protection over them.

The homeowners originally employed the man to deliver kitchen, laundry, bathroom, and toilet electrical and plumbing renovations at their Murrumbeena property with works carried out in January and February 2019.

As part of the works, he demolished two rooms while installing electrical cabling in the kitchen, laundry, bathroom, and toilet. He also installed light switches and socket outlets.