Practitioner disciplinary register

The Practitioner Disciplinary Register lists:

  • registered practitioners who have been found guilty of misconduct by the Building Practitioners Board (BPB)
  • details of any penalties imposed
  • the suburb or town in which the conduct took place.

Registration Determination Date Board Decision Project Site Suburb Allegation Summary

Steve Theodore

DB-U 23346 02/06/2015
determination on
appeal Reprimand, Fine $6684 & Costs $3304 Doncaster East Steve Theodore – The practitioner was found guilty of two allegations in relation to the construction of a dwelling in Doncaster East. The practitioner failed to comply with Regulation 1502(a) of the Building Regulations 2006 in that he failed to carry out his work in a competent manner and to a professional standard in that the building work was defective and/or did not comply with accepted industry standards. The practitioner failed to comply with Section 16(1) of the Building Act 1993 in that he carried out building work other than in accordance with a building permit by constructing internal stairs with inconsistent riser heights and failing to provide sufficient ventilation with sub-
floor vents.

Joseph Foxwell

DB-U 20697 3/06/2013-
determination on appeal Reprimand & Fine $4000 Hurstbridge Joseph Foxwell- The Building Practitioners Board found the practitioner guilty of 2 allegations in relation to 1 site in Hurstbridge. These findings included that he: carried out building work that was not in accordance with the approved building permit and approved plans; and carried out building work despite being aware of a discrepancy.

Emin Sivic

BD-L 25798 31/05/2013-
determination on appeal Reprimand, Fine $1466 & Ordered to Pay $809 for Costs Incidental to Inquiry Abbottsford Emin Sivic- The Building Practitioners Board found the practitioner guilty of 2 allegations in relation to 1 site in Abbottsford. These findings included that he: failed to take all reasonable steps to ensure that the registration numbers and contact details of issue of the permit were displayed on the allotment prior to the commencement of the building work for the duration of the building work; and submitted plans to the relevant building surveyor that were inaccurate and misleading to avoid protection works in
relation to the adjoining property.

Boris Mamontov

DB-U 15053 29/05/2013-
determination on appeal Cancellation of Registration (DB-U 15053), Fine $2000 & Ordered to Pay $1527 for Costs Incidental to Inquiry Doreen, Peninsula, Rosebud Boris Mamontov- The Building Practitioners Board found the practitioner guilty of 2 allegations in relation to 3 sites in Doreen, Peninsula and Rosebud. These findings included that he: failed to ensure that the company did not receive deposit monies under major domestic building contracts prior to a domestic building insurance policy being issued in relation to those contracts, as envisaged by the Domestic Building Insurance Ministerial Order dated 23 May 2003; and was responsible for the company
holding out that it had domestic building insurance when it did not, contrary to section 137 of the Act.

Robert Zivkovic

BS-U 15774 23/05/2013-
determination on appeal Reprimand, Fine $12,084 & Ordered to Pay
$817 for Costs Incidental to Inquiry Balwyn, Werribee Robert Zivkovic- The Building Practitioners Board found the practitioner guilty of 6 allegations in relation to 2 sites in Balwyn and Werribee. These findings included that he: issued building permits when he could not have been satisfied that the required report and consent of the relevant council had been obtained; and issued a building permit that did not set out the correct mandatory notification stages for inspection.

Ronald Vollebregt

DB-L 22450 23/05/2013 Reprimand, Ordered to pay $1542 for Costs Incidental to Inquiry, & to Undertake the 4 Core Units of Training Geelong Ronald Vollebregt- The Building Practitioners Board found the practitioner guilty of 2 allegations in relation to 1 site in Geelong. The findings included that he: carried out building work when no building permit had been issued for that work; and himself, his workers and the occupants of the dwelling.

Travis Connors

DB-U 1851 22/05/2013-
determination on appeal Cancellation of Registration (DB-U 1851) & Ordered to Pay $4777 for Costs Incidental to Inquiry Windsor, Point Cook, Caulfield, Tarneit Travis Connors- The Building Practitioners Board found the practitioner guilty of 21 allegations in relation to 4 sites in Windsor, Point Cook, Caulfield and Tarneit. These findings include that he: lodged the application for home warranty insurance and misrepresented the insurer; knowingly provided false and/or or misleading information to the relevant building surveyor; carried out of, domestic building work pursuant to a major domestic building contract when it was not covered by the required insurance as his registration as a building practitioner under Part 11 of the Act was suspended by the Building Practitioners Board; obtained required insurance by fraud or misrepresentation in that he arranged another registered building practitioner, to sign an application in his name for home warranty insurance in respect of the building work; held yourself out as being covered by the required insurance when you were not covered by that insurance; purported to act on behalf of the owners for the purpose of applying to the relevant building surveyor for a building permit, when he was not authorised in writing by the owners to do so; purported to act on behalf of the owners for the purpose of applying to the relevant building surveyor for an amendment to Building Permit when he was not authorised in writing by the owners to do so; entered into a cost plus contract with the owners when the contract was not of a prescribed class and it was not the case that it was not possible to calculate the cost of a substantial part of the work without carrying out some domestic building work; sought and obtained payment by way of deposit money when the required insurance had not been issued; carried out building work when a building permit had not been issued; did not take all reasonable steps to ensure that a copy of Building Permit and one set of the approved plans and specifications relating to the Permit were available for inspection at the Site while the building work was in progress; carried out and/or arranged the carrying out of building work that was defective and did not comply with the Building Code of Australia, as incorporated into the Regulations; and created or arranged the creation of a falsified occupancy permit, and/ or that you forwarded or arranged for the forwarding of a falsified occupancy permit to induce final payment for the works undertaken at the property.

Marek Weiler

DB-U 4569 15/05/2013 Reprimand, Fine $2000 & Ordered to Pay
$1542 for Costs Incidental to Inquiry Ferntree Gully Mark Weiler- The Building Practitioners Board found the practitioner guilty of 1 allegation in relation to 1 site in Ferntree Gully. The findings included that he carried out
defective building work.

Grigory Trunov

DB-U 18517
CB-L 25086 8/05/2013 Cancellation of Registrations (DB-U 18517 & CB-L 25086), Fine $14,084, Disqualified From Being Registered for a Period of 3 Years & Ordered to Pay $3642 for Costs Incidental to
Inquiry Moorabbin Grigoriy Trunov- The Building Practitioners Board found the practitioner guilty of 2 allegations in relation to 1 site in Moorabbin. The findings included that he: carried out building work that was not in accordance with the Act, the Building Regulations 2006 and the building permit; and failed to carry out his work as a building practitioner in a competent manner and to a professional standard and therefore failed to comply with regulation 1502(a) of the Building Regulations 2006.

Alan Findlay

DB-U 3171 1/05/2013 Reprimand, Ordered to Pay $1645 for Costs
Incidental to Inquiry & Complete a Contracts and Legal Obligations Course Within 6 Months Surrey Hills Alan Findlay- The Building Practitioners Board found the practitioner guilty of 1 allegation in relation to 1 site in Surrey Hills. The finding include that he failed to comply with section 16(1) of the Building Act 1993 (Act) in that he carried out building work that was not in accordance with the building permit.

Mathew Caruana

CB-L 29004 10/04/2013 Reprimand, Fine $4000 & Ordered to Pay
$1542 for Costs Incidental to Inquiry St Albans Matthew Caruana- The Building Practitioners Board found the practitioner guilty of 2 allegations in relation to 2 site in St. Albans. The findings include that he: carried out
building work that did not comply with the approved plans forming part of the building permit issued in respect of the building work; and failed to notify the relevant building surveyor without delay after the completion of a mandatory notification stage of that work.

Leonid Iflyand

DB-U 36429 4/04/2013 Reprimand, Fine $1500 & Ordered to Pay
$1058 for Costs Incidental to Inquiry Caulfield North Leonid Iflyand- The Building Practitioners Board found the practitioner guilty of 2 allegations in relation to 1 site in Caulfield North. The findings included that he: received a deposit of more than 10 per cent of a contract price before starting any work under that contract; and entered into a major domestic building contract which was, in contravention of s 31(1) of the Domestic Building Contracts Act 1995

David Challons

CB-L 19498 4/04/2013 Reprimand, Fine $1000 & Ordered to Pay
$1058 for Costs Incidental to Inquiry Footscray David Challons- The Building Practitioners Board found the practitioner guilty of 1 allegation in relation to 1 site in Footscray. The findings include that he carried out
building work when no building permit had been issued for the building work at the time that the building work was carried out.

Stephen Condon

DB-U 9150 28/03/2013 Suspension of Registration for 1 year, Fine
$1500 & Ordered to Pay $1542 for Costs Incidental to Inquiry Indigo Valley Stephen Condon- The Building Practitioners Board found the practitioner guilty of 3 allegations in relation to 1 site in Indigo Valley. The findings include that he: entered into a major domestic building contract that did not comply with the requirements of section 31(1) of the Domestic Building Contracts Act 1995; carried out domestic building work under a major domestic building contract without being covered by the required insurance; and carried out defective building work.

Kitchener Crespin

DB-M 30965
DB-L 30966 26/03/2013

Immediate suspension of registration pending Inquiry in the interests of the public pursuant s178(3) Building Act. BAB Appeal has affirmed decision of BPB to immediately suspend pending Inquiry.

Glen Iris Pending Inquiry

Dimokretos Houdalakis

BS-U 1180 20/03/2013 Reprimand, Fine $6000, & Ordered to Pay
$1058 for Costs Incidental to Inquiry Doncaster East Dimokretos Houdalakis- The Building Practitioners Board found the practitioner guilty of 2 allegations in relation to 1 site in Doncaster East. The findings included that he: issued a building permit in respect of the building work in circumstances where he could not have been satisfied that the building work would comply with the Building Regulations 2006 and the Building Code of Australia; failed to identify that the building work did not comply with the Regulations and / or the approved plans and building specifications, forming part of the building permit, and he failed to identify that the building work contained a number of defects.

Raymond Lewis

BS-U 13866 20/03/2013 Reprimand, Fine $10,000, & Ordered to Pay
$1344 for Costs Incidental to Inquiry Linton, Echuca Raymond Lewis- The Building Practitioners Board found the practitioner guilty of 8 allegations in relation to 2 sites in Linton and Echuca. The findings included that he: issued a building permit when he could not have been satisfied that the work would comply with the Building Act 1993 (the Act) and Building Regulations 2006; issued a building permit for work that had already been carried out; issued a certificate of compliance stating that he conducted a stump hole inspection when in fact he had not; issued a permit for ‘restumping’ based on two documents that disclosed insufficient information; issued a building permit when the building work was to be carried out by a builder who is registered under Part 11 in the appropriate class of domestic builder and was covered by the required insurance; accepted an appointment to complete functions set out in section 76 of the Act, when another private building surveyor had already commenced to carry out functions set out in that section in respect of that work; failed to issue any building order or notice when illegal building work was identified; and knowingly made a false or misleading statement to a person carrying out functions under the Act and Regulations.

George Faraj

DB-U 11964 20/03/2013 Reprimand, Fine $6000 & Ordered to Pay
$1058 for Costs Incidental to Inquiry North Balwyn George Faraj- The Building Practitioners Board found the practitioner guilty of 4 allegations in relation to 1 site in North Balwyn. The findings included that he: carried out demolition work when no building permit had been issued for that building work; carried out building work that did not comply with the approved plans forming part of the building permit issued in respect of the building work; carried out defective building work; and demanded and received an amount not directly related to the progress of the building work being carried out.

Callum Board

DB-U 24492 2/04/2013 Reprimand, Fine $12,000, Ordered to Pay
$1527 for Costs Incidental to Inquiry & to undertake 3 course units: “Apply Legal Requirements to Building Construction Projects”; “Select and Prepare a Construction Contract”; “Administer a Construction Contract”, Within 6 Months of Decision St Leonards Callum Board- The Building Practitioners Board found the practitioner guilty of 2 allegations in relation to 1 site in St Leonards. The findings included that he: invoiced the owner for the completed frame stage, as a result of his misrepresentation that the frame stage was complete, and was paid by the owner when he was not required to be paid; and abandoned the site without completing the building work as per the contract.

Tammy Foster

DP-AD 32674 13/03/2013 Suspended Registration (DP-AD 32674) for 2 years & Ordered to Pay $1542 for Costs Incidental to Inquiry Blackburn North Tammy Foster- The Building Practitioners Board found the practitioner guilty of 5 allegations in relation to 1 site in Blackburn North. The findings included that she: carried out building work when a building permit in respect of that work had not been issued; managed and arranged the carrying out of domestic building work under a major domestic building contract when she was not covered by the required insurance; demanded and received a deposit under a domestic building contract of more than 5% where the contract price was more than $20,000; failed to comply with section 31(1) of the Domestic Building Contracts Act 1995; and failed to comply with section 29(a) of the Domestic Building Contracts Act 1995, in that she entered into a major domestic building contract when she was not registered as a builder under the Building Act 1993.

Neville Sleigh

DB-U 13968 6/03/2013 Fine $500 & Ordered to Pay $500 for Costs
Incidental to Inquiry Box Hill Neville Sleigh- The Building Practitioners Board found the practitioner guilty of 1 allegation in relation to 1 site in Box Hill. The findings included that he: failed to comply with
the requirements set out in section 31(1) of the Domestic Building Contracts Act 1995.

Michael Shaw

BS-U 1165
DB-U 12810 6/03/2013 Reprimand, Fine $12,000 & Ordered to Pay
$671 for Costs Incidental to Inquiry Brighton, Carrum, Middle Park Michael Shaw- The Building Practitioners Board found the practitioner guilty of 8 allegations in relation to 3 sites in Brighton, Carrum and Middle Park. The findings included that he: issued a building permit for the works when he could not have been satisfied that a relevant planning permit for those works had been obtained; that he issued a building permit when he was not satisfied that the planning permit had been obtained; failed to ensure that a dwelling had been demolished prior to signing a certificate of final inspection for demolition; failed to require additional adequate plans of the proposed development to be submitted with the building permit application; issued the building permit for building work which did not comply with the Regulations; issued the building permit for building work when the consent of a reporting authority had not been obtained or deemed to have been obtained; issued the building permit, which was not consistent with the planning permit; and failed to properly specify the grounds on which he issued a building notice.

Ross Thomson

BS-U 1290 20/02/2013 Reprimand & Order to Pay $1118 for Costs Incidental to Inquiry Warragul Ross Thomson- The Building Practitioners Board found the practitioner guilty of 2 allegations in relation to 1 site in Warragul. The findings included that he: issued a building permit when he was aware that the building work was already completed; and issued a building permit when he could not have been satisfied that the applicant had been issued with a Certificate of Consent that was valid at the time of issuance of the building permit.

Paul Cassar

BS-U 22903 20/02/2013 Reprimand, Fine $3000, & Ordered to Pay
$1118 for Costs Incidental to Inquiry Williams Landing Paul Cassar- The Building Practitioners Board found the practitioner guilty of 3 allegations in relation to 1 site in Williams Landing. The findings included that he: allowed a
variation to the building permit plans which was not consistent with the approved planning permit; failed to identify the as-built façade differed to that on the endorsed plan; and failed to forward to the Commission details of the occupancy permit issued by him within 7 days.

Guy Pourre

DB-L 21797 13/02/2013 Reprimand Dandenong Guy Pourre- The Building Practitioners Board found the practitioner guilty of 4 allegations in relation to 1 site in Dandenong. The findings included that he: carried out building work when a building permit was not issued and in force for that work; carried out domestic building work under a major domestic building contract without being covered by the required insurance; carried out domestic building work under a major domestic building contract when he was not registered in the appropriate category or class under Part 11 of the Building Act 1993; and entered into a major domestic building contract but failed to ensure that the contract set out in full all the terms of the Contact as required by of section 31(1) of that Act.

Tony Palma

DB-U 16691 13/02/2013 Reprimand, Fine $2500 & Ordered to Pay
$1542 for Costs Incidental to Inquiry Essendon Tony Palma- The Building Practitioners Board found the practitioner guilty of 2 allegations in relation to 2 sites in Essendon and Niddrie. The findings included that he:
entered into major domestic building contracts which identified incorrect contract prices for the work undertaken.

Ali Kahraman

DB-M 22891 6/02/2013 Reprimand, Fine $4000 & Ordered to Pay
$1717 for Costs Incidental to Inquiry Pascoe Vale Ali Kahraman- The Building Practitioners Board found the practitioner guilty of 3 allegations in relation to 1 site in Pascoe Vale. The findings include that he: failed to adequately supervise the building work and ensure that the excavation did not extend beyond the boundaries of the site; failed to adequately supervise the building work and ensure waterproofing as detailed in the working drawings provided by the architects was provided; and failed to ensure drainage was installed in accordance with the
building plans in relation to subsurface drainage.

Shaun Nelson

BS-U 23391
IN-U 1193 30/01/2013 Reprimand, Fine $4000 & Ordered to Pay
$4822 for Costs Incidental to Inquiry Craigieburn, Attwood, Broadmeadows, Brunswick West Shaun Nelson- The Building Practitioners Board found the practitioner guilty of 17 allegations in relation to 5 sites in Craigieburn, Attwood, Broadmeadows and Brunswick West. The findings included that he: issued building permits when he could not have been satisfied that the building works and the building permits complied with the Building Regulations ; failed to respond to a letter from the MBS for the Hume City Council and, therefore, have failed to perform his work in a competent manner and to a professional standard contrary to Regulation 1502 (a) of the Building Regulations 2006; issued a building permit without requiring adequate protection work in relation to the adjoining properties; and issued a building permit when the protection work notice issued to the adjoining owner did not detail the nature or duration of the work to be carried out, nor any information as to when the works would be commenced, as required by section 84 of the Building Act 1993 and regulation 602(3) of the Regulations.

Geoffrey Swan

DB-U 1678 23/01/2013 Reprimand & Ordered to Pay
$1542 for Costs Incidental to Inquiry Humevale Geoffrey Swan- The Building Practitioners Board found the practitioner guilty of 1 allegation in relation to 1 site in Humevale. The findings included that he carried out
defective building work.

Mark Twist

DB-L 31590 23/01/2012 Cancel Registration & Ordered to Pay
$1542 for Costs Incidental to Inquiry Winchelsea Mark Twist- The Building Practitioners Board found the practitioner guilty of 2 allegations in relation to 1 site in Winchelsea. The findings included that he: carried out defective building work and failed to carry out all of the recommendations contained in an inspector’s report under section 48 of the Domestic Building Contracts Act 1995
in relation to defects.

Mohamed Butt

DB-M 22021 24/12/2012 Suspend Registration for 3 months, Complete relevant Contracts & Legal Obligation Course (By 30th June 2014) & Ordered to Pay $1058 for Costs Incidental to Inquiry Craigieburn Mohamed Butt- The Building Practitioners Board found the practitioner guilty of 5 allegations in relation to 1 site in Craigieburn. The findings included that he: demanded, recovered and retained from the building owner an amount of money under the contract in excess of the contract price when not authorised to do so by the Domestic Building Contract Act ; failed to properly supervise, manage and control the building work; failed to ensure that the building work was carried out to a sufficient standard; failed to ensure that the building work was carried out in accordance with the approved plans forming part of the building permit and the Building Regulations 2006; and verbally abused the building owner and behaved in an uncontrolled and intimidating manner.

Abdul Ibrahim

BD-L 25182 20/12/2012 Fine $2000 & Ordered to Pay
$4500 for Costs Incidental to Inquiry Fitzroy North Abdul Ibrahim- The Building Practitioners Board found the practitioner guilty of 2 allegations in relation to 1 site in Fitzroy North. The findings included that he: carried out building work which did not comply with the building permit and failed to adequately supervise the building work at the site.

Patrick Carroll

DB-U 9428 18/12/2012 Reprimand, Fine $8000 & Ordered to Pay
$817 for Costs Incidental to Inquiry Croydon Patrick Carroll- The Building Practitioners Board found the practitioner guilty of 6 allegations in relation to 1 site in Linton. The findings included that he: carried out building work which was not in accordance with the building permit; carried out building work which was not in accordance with the Building Regulations 2006; failed to ensure the ceiling insulation had been installed correctly; failed to provide the required compliance certificates to the owner of units 1, 2 and 3 at hand over as required; failed to communicate with the owner of Unit 1 in relation to issues at the Site in a timely manner; failed to comply in a timely manner with a direction issued under section 37 of the Building Act 1993; incorrectly informed the building inspector who had issued a direction under section 37 of the Building Act 1993 that the direction had been complied with when he had not made adequate inquiries to ensure this was the case; and failed to comply with the agreed undertakings of a conciliation held between the owner of
Unit 1 and Consumer Affairs Victoria by the required date.

Hong Lim

DB-U 12623 12/12/2012 Reprimand, Fine $2000 & Ordered to Pay
$1542 for Costs Incidental to Inquiry Glen Waverley Hong Lim- The Building Practitioners Board found the practitioner guilty of 2 allegations in relation to 1 site in Glen Waverley. The findings included that he failed to ensure
that the new dwelling he constructing was set out in accordance with the plans approved as part of the building permit.

Peter Solomou

DB-U 22673 06/12/2012 Reprimand & Ordered to Pay
$817 for Costs Incidental to Inquiry Mount Waverley Peter Solomou- The Building Practitioners Board found the practitioner guilty of 2 allegations in relation to 1 site in Mount Waverley. The findings included that he carried out defective building work and failed to carry out all of the recommendations contained in an inspector’s report.

Nassar Abdalla

DB-U 4920 26/11/2012 Reprimand, Fine $1000, Ordered to Pay
$1048 for Costs Incidental to Inquiry & Complete Contracts & Legal Obligations Course by June 2013 Glen Iris Nassar Abdalla- The Building Practitioners Board found the practitioner guilty of 2 allegations in relation to 1 site in Fawkner. The findings included that he: verbally threatened one of the owners of the property whom he had entered into a major domestic building contract; did not record the full price of the building works in the major domestic building contract entered; requested part payment for mandatory stages of building work when the stages had not yet been approved by the relevant building surveyor; made application to the relevant building surveyor for a building permit when he was not authorised in writing by the owner of the site to do so; and did not carry out building work in a timely manner and in accordance with the building contract but was subject to unreasonable delays.

Brian Campbell

DB-U 1042 22/11/2012 Reprimand, Fine $1500 & Ordered to Pay
$700 for Costs Incidental to Inquiry Fawkner Brian Campbell- The Building Practitioners Board found the practitioner guilty of 2 allegations in relation to 1 site in Fawkner. The findings included that he carried out building work which did not comply with the Building Regulations 2006 and failed to ensure that the Contract set out in full all the terms of the Contact as required by of
section 31(1)(b) of the Domestic Building Contracts Act 1995.

Geoffrey Butler

BS-U 1107 14/11/2012 Reprimand, Fine $1000 & Ordered to Pay
$5302 for Costs Incidental to Inquiry South Morang, Christmas Hills Geoffrey Butler- The Building Practitioners Board found the practitioner guilty of 8 allegations in relation to 2 sites in South Morang and Christmas Hills. The findings included that he had prepared a performance assessment report that did not comply with the Building Code of Australia in that he failed to: follow the guidelines; identify the assessment methods; identify the drawings and documents that formed the Alternative Solution, which was the subject of the performance assessment report; and
incorrectly applied the ‘expert judgment’ method.

Huseyin Saglam

DB-U 27228 14/11/2012 Reprimand, Fine $10,000 & Ordered to Pay
$944 for Costs Incidental to Inquiry Lalor, Greenvale, Bulleen, Reservoir Huseyin Saglam- The Building Practitioners Board found the practitioner guilty of 8 allegations relating to 4 sites in Lalor, Greenvale, Bullen, and Reservoir. The findings included that he failed to ensure that the company, of which he was the director: had systems in place to prevent it from demanding, recovering and/or retaining premature progress payments in relation to stages of building work not yet completed; did not demand or receive a deposit in breach of section 11(1) (a) of the Domestic Building Contracts Act 2006; carried out recommendations contained in an inspector’s report; and re-inspected the frame before continuing with the building work.

Brian Bergin

BS-U 1476 14/11/2012 Suspension of Registration (BS-U 1476) for 12 Months, Fine of $2500, Ordered to Pay $1919 for Costs Incidental to Inquiry & Ordered to Pay Brunswick Brian Bergin- The Building Practitioners Board found the practitioner guilty of 2 allegations in relation to 1 site in Brunswick. The findings included that he had failed: to identify serious fire safety risks when carrying out a site inspection; and to take appropriate follow-up action to provide adequate fire safety features.

Khoa Tran

DB-M 27446 8/11/2012 Cancel Registration (DB-M 27447), Fine $ 12,214.00 & Costs $ 2756 Watsons Creek Khoa Tran- The Building Practitioners Board found the practitioner guilty of 3 allegations in relation to 1 site in Watsons Creek. The findings included that he: carried out defective building work; carried out building work not in accordance with the approved plans forming part of the building permit and/ or not in accordance with the Building Regulations 2006; and failed to properly manage, supervise and control the building work.

Scott White

DB-U 9119 8/11/2012 Reprimand, Fine $2000 & Ordered to Pay
$1826 for Costs Incidental to Inquiry Mornington Scott White- The Building Practitioners Board found the practitioner guilty of 4 allegations in relation to 1 site in Mornington. The findings included that he had: carried out defective building work; failed to carry out recommendations contained in an inspector’s report; and failed to comply with the requirements of the building contract and the
Domestic Building Contracts Act 1995, in relation to variations and requests for extensions of time.

Patrick Cullen

BS-U 1264 31/10/2012-
determination on appeal Reprimand, Fine $3000 & Ordered to Pay
$2517 for Costs Incidental to Inquiry Narre Warren Patrick Cullen- The Building Practitioners Board found the practitioner guilty of 2 allegations in relation to 1 site in Narre Warren. The findings included that he: approved a mandatory footing inspection when the building work did not comply with the approved plans; and approved a mandatory sub-floor framing inspection when the sub-floor framing was defective.

Rocco Di Raco

BS-U 14813 31/10/2012 Reprimand, Fine $3000 & Ordered to Pay
$2902 for Costs Incidental to Inquiry Westmeadows Rocco Di Raco- The Building Practitioners Board found the practitioner guilty of 2 allegations in relation to 1 site in Westmeadows. The findings included that he had: issued an amended building permit without requiring protection works; and issued an amended building permit in circumstances where he was not, or ought not to have been satisfied that the building work would comply with the Building Act 1993 or Building Regulations 2006.

George Lovett

DB-U 3856 25/10/2012 Reprimand, Cancellation of Registrations DB-L 21635 & DB-U 3856 & Costs $3256 Canterbury, Middle Park, Camberwell George Lovett- The Building Practitioners Board found the practitioner guilty of 10 allegations in relation to Canterbury, Middle Park, and Camberwell. The findings included that he: carried out demolition works prior to a building permit being issued; demanded and later received an amount of money in excess of the contract price when it was not authorised to do so by the Act; carried out defective building work; failed to progress the building work in a timely manner; and failed to take sufficient care during building work; carried out building work in close proximity to and/or on a boundary wall at the site,
causing damage to the adjoining property.

Ritchie Toomey

DB-M 30982 25/10/2012 Reprimand & Ordered to Pay $1756 for Costs Incidental to Inquiry Croydon North, Mt Evelyn, Chirnside Park, Blackburn, Labertouche Richie Toomey- The Building Practitioners Board found the practitioner guilty of 6 allegations in relation to 5 sites in Croydon North, Mt Evelyn, Chirnside Park, Blackburn and Labertouche. The findings included that he: requested payment for the frame stage of building work, at these various sites, when the frame stage had not yet been approved by the relevant building surveyor; and requested payment for the final stage of building work, at these various sites, when the final stage had not yet been approved by the relevant building surveyor.

Gojko Knezevic

DB-U 4989 18/10/2012 Reprimand & Ordered to Pay $1527 for Costs Incidental to Inquiry Berwick Gojko Knezevic- The Building Practitioners Board found the practitioner guilty of 2 allegations in relation to 1 site in Berwick. The findings included that he: had carried out excavation work without a building permit; and failed to comply with the requirements of an emergency order in relation to the works being carried out.

Johannes De Jong

BS-U 1321 16/10/2012 Cancellation of Registrations (BS-U 1321 & IN- U 1273) & Ordered to Pay $84,000 for Costs Incidental to Inquiry Craigieburn, Carlton, Roxburgh Park, Oak Park, Clifton Hill, Broadmeadows, Canterbury, Noble Park, Wallan, Springvale, Dandenong North, Brunswick, Kew Johannes De Jong- The Building Practitioner Board found the practitioner guilty of 52 allegations relating to 13 sites. These finding include that he: failed to take any action in relation to a building permit which was due to lapse; failed to take sufficient action in circumstances in which the relevant building permit had lapsed and the final inspection of the building work had not yet been approved; failed to make a decision on an application for a building permit within the prescribed time; failed to take appropriate action after having been notified that the building work did not comply with the building permit and was being separately occupied; issued a building permit when the documents submitted and approved by him as part of the building permit was inconsistent; issued a building permit when the documents submitted and approved by him as part of the building permit contained inadequate information regarding side levels; failed to detect the approved plans forming part of the building permit did not reflect the true site conditions; failed to detect that the building work did not comply with the approved plans forming part of the building permit; failed to take appropriate action after having identified that the building work did not comply with the approved plans form part of the town planning permit; he was aware, or ought to have been aware, that illegal building work had been carried out at the site, and he failed to take appropriate action; issued a certificate of final inspection that was inaccurate and/or incorrect; issued a certificate of compliance for building work when he had not yet been appointed as the relevant building surveyor; did not issue a occupancy permit in the form of Form 6; failed to have sufficient personal involvement in relation to the performance of his functions as the relevant building surveyor; issued a building permit without having obtained consent of the relevant Council; failed to estimate the costs of building work; issued a building permit for building work without requiring that protection work be carried out in relation to the adjoining property; delegated his functions as the relevant building surveyor to his co-director without any statutory authority to do so; failed to identify works that had been carried out without a building permit; failed within 7 days after issuing an occupancy permit to give the relevant Council a copy of that permit; accepted an incomplete Form 1 application for a building permit; issued a building permit in circumstances where the nominated registered building practitioner was not registered in the appropriate class; issued a building permit without ensuring that the required warranty insurance was in place for the building work; failed to take action when he knew, or ought to have known, that a site was being occupied without an occupancy permit; and failed to take the appropriate action after having received a letter from the owner raising concerns about the structural integrity of the site.

Mohamed Merhi

DB-L 23906 10/10/2012 Cancellation of Registration (DB-L 23096), Fine
$6107 & Ordered to Pay $1677 for Costs Incidental to Inquiry Broadmeadows, Brunswick, Northcote, Kew Mohamed Merhi- The Building Practitioners Board found the practitioner guilty of 28 allegations in relation to 4 sites in Broadmeadows, Brunswick, Northcote and Kew. The findings included that he: carried out the building work when no building permit had been issued or was in force permitting the building work; falsely represented himself as a member of the Housing Industry Association, when he was not; failed to comply with the terms of the major domestic building contract; carried out defective building work; failed to obtain a building permit when he made representation to the owner that he would; failed to comply with section 31(1) of the Domestic Building Contracts Act 1995; presented to the building owner falsified documents purporting to be a building permit and a Certificate of Final Inspection; and failed to comply with court orders, made in relation to his conduct as a registered building practitioner.

Bernard Cook

DB-U 11401 3/10/2012 Cancellation of Registration (DB-U 11401) & Ordered to Pay $1048 for Costs Incidental to Inquiry Walwa Bernard Cook- The Building Practitioners Board found the practitioner guilty of 6 allegations in relation to 1 site in Walwa. The findings included that he had: carried out building work without a permit issued or in forced under the Act; carried out defective stumping works; carried out building work that did not comply with performance requirements of the Building Code of Australia Volume 2; demanded a deposit in excess of 10% of the contract price, of a domestic building contract, before starting any work under the contract; and entered into a major domestic building contract that was not in writing.

Nicholas Wedge

DB-U 11302 3/10/2012 Cancellation of Registration (DB-U 11302) Clayton South Nicholas Wedge- The Building Practitioners Board found the practitioner guilty of 3 allegations in relation to 1 site in Clayton South. The findings included that he had: carried out defective building work; failed to carry out recommendations contained in an inspection report; and demanded, or received, an instalment that was not directly related to the progress of building work carried out under the building contract, between him and the owners.

Dale Edwards

DB-L 17876 26/09/2012 Reprimand, Fine $4500 & Ordered to Pay
$1048 for Costs Incidental to Inquiry Burnside Dale Edwards- The Building Practitioners Board found the practitioner guilty of 3 allegations in relation to 1 site in Burnside. The findings included that he had: entered into a major domestic building contract, in respect to the installation of a swimming pool, for a contract price that did not satisfy the requirements set out in the Domestic Building Contracts Act 1995; carried out building work that did not comply with the building permit issued; and failed to carry out recommendations in an inspectors report.

Alex Stojanovski

DB-U 11417 26/09/2012 Reprimand, Fine $2000 & Ordered to Pay
$1048 for Costs Incidental to Inquiry Preston Alex Stojanovski- The Building Practitioners Board found the practitioner guilty of 2 allegations in relation to 1 site in Preston. The findings included that he had demolished two existing dwellings, when building permits, in respect of those building works, had not been issued.

Matthew Fidler

DB-L 27008 12/09/2012 Cancellation of Registration (DB-L 27008), Fine
$14,084 & Ordered to Pay $884 for Costs Wendouree Matthew Fidler- The Building Practitioners Board found the practitioner guilty of 1 allegation in relation to 1 site in Wendouree. The findings included that he had demanded a deposit in excess of 10% of the contract price of a domestic building contract, before starting work under the contract.

Tony Pong

DB-U 20033 12/09/2012 Reprimand, Fine $1000 & Ordered to Pay $442 for Costs Incidental to Inquiry Berwick Tony Pong- The Building Practitioners Board found the practitioner guilty of 1 allegation in relation to 1 site in Berwick. The findings included that he had carried out defective building work.

Peter Mouropoulos

DB-U 7968 5/09/2012 Reprimand, Fine $1500 & Ordered to Pay
$1294 for Costs Incidental to Inquiry Oakleigh Peter Mouropoulos- The Building Practitioners Board found the practitioner guilty of 4 allegations in relation to 1 site in Oakleigh. The findings included that he: carried out building work when a building permit had not been issued; did not stop building work when a building permit had not been issued; and entered into a major domestic building contract for a contract price, which did not satisfy the requirements set out in section 31(1) of the Domestic Building Contracts Act 1995.

John Vosti

IN-L 20111 4/09/2012 Reprimand, Fine $ 9720 & Ordered to Pay
$4580 for Costs Incidental to Inquiry Caulfield John Vosti- The Building Practitioners Board found the practitioner guilty of 4 allegations in relation to 1 site in Caulfield. The findings included that he: carried out inspections outside of the conditions of his registration; approved a mandatory stage frame inspection when it ought not to have been approved, given the presence of defects; incorrectly issued an inspection report approving the mandatory stage frame inspection, when he had not in fact approved the frame inspection; and failed to either keep adequate records, or make adequate enquiries within records kept, regarding the date of his approval of the frame stage.

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