{"id":78239,"date":"2023-08-24T10:46:34","date_gmt":"2023-08-24T01:16:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=78239"},"modified":"2024-07-02T13:49:51","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T04:19:51","slug":"solar-installer-convicted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-installer-convicted\/","title":{"rendered":"Good Behaviour Bond For Solar Installer Over False Statements"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-78259 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/justice-served.jpg\" alt=\"Solar installer convicted\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/justice-served.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/justice-served-300x157.jpg 300w, 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false or misleading Small-scale Technology Certificate (STC) assignment forms, along with certificates of electrical safety to renewable energy certificate agents.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The agents then improperly created 1,637 STCs for those PV systems, and paid Ware around $60,000.<\/p>\n<p>Ware entered a guilty plea in Brisbane Magistrates Court to offences of making a false or misleading statement under the Commonwealth Criminal Code, and he was convicted and released on a good behaviour bond on August 4.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThe conduct investigated and prosecuted here predates the integrity review into rooftop solar and the CER\u2019s campaign to raise awareness about installer attendance obligations\u201d, said Piet Powell, CER compliance branch general manager. &#8220;Those who now attempt to benefit from making false statements regarding STC eligibility can expect greater penalties than what Ware received.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The CER emphasised the importance of the 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