无证建筑商Steve Preston在澳大利亚多个州长期从事非法建筑业务并欺诈消费者，其违规历史跨越数十年。1Preston曾使用Steve Brown、Steve Fowler和Gordon Fowler等别名进行非法活动。12007年西澳最高法院曾永久禁止其以注册建筑商身份代理。1
Preston的违法记录触目惊心。12009年他因19项无证建筑工作指控被罚款超过60,000澳元。12014年昆州建筑与建筑委员会曾发布公开警告。1此外，Preston因非法超级年金计划被澳大利亚证券投资委员会禁止从事金融咨询。1他已宣布破产三次，分别在1994年、1999年和2006年。1
尽管违规记录众多，Preston仍在新南威尔士州北部继续从事建筑业务。12021年客户Chris Blewitt向Preston支付63,000澳元用于两个棚屋和甲板项目，但工程未完成。12024年另一客户Leigh Peters支付78,000澳元用于两栋小型住宅建设，后经法律程序获得66,000澳元退款令，但仍欠30,000澳元。12022年Preston还因违反《住宅建筑法》被罚3,000澳元。1
Steve Preston, an unlicensed builder with a documented history of consumer deception across multiple Australian states, has resumed illegal construction work in northern New South Wales despite previous enforcement actions and financial penalties.1 Operating under aliases including Steve Brown, Steve Fowler, and Gordon Fowler, Preston has accumulated a lengthy record of violations spanning decades, including three separate bankruptcy declarations in 1994, 1999, and 2006.1
Preston's regulatory troubles extend across Western Australia, Queensland, and New South Wales. In 2007, the Western Australian Supreme Court permanently banned him from acting as a licensed builder.1 A 2009 prosecution resulted in fines exceeding $60,000 related to 19 counts of unlicensed building work,1 while Queensland's Building and Construction Commission issued a public warning against him in 2014.1 The Australian Securities and Investments Commission also barred him from providing financial advice following his involvement in an illegal superannuation scheme.1 In 2022, he received a $3,000 penalty for breaching the Residential Building Act.1
Recent cases in Grafton demonstrate the pattern persists. In 2021, client Chris Blewitt paid Preston $63,000 for two sheds and a deck that were never completed.1 Another customer, Leigh Peters, paid $78,000 in 2024 for two small residential units; while a court ordered a $66,000 refund, Peters remains owed approximately $30,000.1
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