A Gippsland man who pretended to be a registered builder has been convicted and ordered to pay more than $100,000 following a VBA investigation. Ashwin Datta was fined $55,000 plus fees and consumer compensation of $61,737 by the Latrobe Magistrates Court for building work at a home in Warragul, that had to be demolished. The VBA found he was not a registered builder, nor was his company a registered building company. The Court heard Mr Datta was hired by a couple to build an extension to their property in Warragul, which was riddled with defects and had to be pulled down.

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