A builder has been disqualified for three years and fined $120,000 after using false or misleading insurance certificates for two renovations in Victoria.

Nathan Shanley, the nominee director of Shanley Constructions, faced disciplinary action in relation to projects in Port Fairy and Dennington.

On two occasions in the past year, he showed false domestic building insurance certificates to a surveyor, the Building and Plumbing Commission says.

Permits for extension and alteration work were issued and work was carried out without insurance in place.

Mr Shanley and Shanley Constructions are banned from domestic building work for three years, and their registration has been cancelled.  

“The seriousness of this offence is reflected in the decision,” the commission’s CEO Anna Cronin said, noting domestic building insurance rules are being expanded next year.

“DBI fraud is not only dishonest and illegal, it leaves consumers unprotected.”

Builders in Victoria must have domestic building insurance for jobs worth more than $16,000. It protects consumers against incomplete or defective work by builders who die, disappear or become insolvent. 

Mr Shanley has applied for an internal review of the decision but remains suspended during this process. He can appeal to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal and make submissions to the BPC before a final disciplinary outcome is determined.