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2020
Horizon Power fined over unsafe electrical work
Fine or penalty
Horizon Power was fined $40,000 by the Perth Magistrates Court over incorrect work in Kununurra that caused a fire and made telecommunications equipment at various properties potentially unsafe. The company had earlier pleaded guilty to breaching the Electricity Regulations 1947. The court proceedings addressed the unsafe electrical work and its consequences for the affected properties.
The Perth Magistrates Court fined Horizon Power $40,000 for incorrect work in Kununurra that caused a fire and made telecommunications equipment at various properties potentially unsafe. Horizon Power had earlier pleaded guilty to breaching the Electricity Regulations 1947.
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Horizon Power was also ordered to pay $1,516.40 in costs, after earlier pleading guilty to breaching the Electricity Regulations 1947.
Regional electricity provider Horizon Power was fined $40,000 by the Perth Magistrates Court on 4 February 2020 for incorrect work in Kununurra that caused a fire and the telecommunications equipment at various properties to become potentially unsafe.