Ingleburn motor vehicle repairer fined
26 May 2010
An Ingleburn motor vehicle repairer has been ordered to pay $11,500 in fines and costs by Campbelltown Local Court for operating while unlicensed.
Michael Murray was convicted of two breaches of section 15(1)(a) and section 15(1)(b) of the Motor Vehicle Repairers Act 1980 on 18 May 2010.
Fair Trading Minister Virginia Judge welcomed the Court’s decision.
“Consumers have a right to expect repairers to be licensed,” Ms Judge said.
“In April and May 2009, NSW Fair Trading issued Mr Murray with two penalty notices worth $11,000, following a routine inspection of a repair premises in Western Sydney.
“After being fined on the first occasion, and warned to cease trading until he had obtained the appropriate licence, Mr Murray continued to carry out unlicensed repair work resulting in the issuing of a second penalty notice three weeks later.
“Mr Murray chose to dispute the penalty notices in Court, which resulted in him being ordered to pay the fines.”
Mr Murray subsequently applied for a licence on 19 May 2009 and, after satisfying the technical and business related requirements, was granted a licence to operate as a motor vehicle repairer on 5 June 2009.
Ms Judge said there were no excuses for operating without a licence.
“In NSW, vehicle repairers must be licensed to work on your car and must employ certified tradespeople to carry out repairs,” she said.
“Repairers caught carrying out repairs without a licence can face penalties of up to $5,500 on the spot.” |
