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Electrical Safety Act 2002
sec.107Licensed electrical contractor
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### sec.107 Licensed electrical contractor
Each of the following is a ground for taking disciplinary action against the holder of an electrical contractor licence—
the holder performs electrical work, and—
the way the electrical work is performed is not electrically safe; or
the person who actually performs the electrical work is negligent or incompetent in the performance of the work;
the holder performs electrical work, and because of the performance of the work, a person or property is not electrically safe;
the holder has not given to a person a notice the holder is required under this Act to give the person about electrical work performed by the holder;
the holder has unreasonably delayed rectifying a fault found in an inspection, under this Act, of electrical work performed by the holder;
the holder, or a worker of the holder, intentionally deceives, or tries to deceive, an electricity entity or inspector by—
the concealment of inferior work or materials used in electrical work; or
a statement about electrical work that is false or misleading in a material particular;
the holder, or a worker of the holder, unlawfully tampers with, or breaks or tampers with the seal attached to, a meter, control apparatus or fuse belonging to an electricity supplier;
the holder, or a worker of the holder, connects an electrical installation, or part of an electrical installation, to a source of supply chargeable at a rate lower than the rate for which electricity supply to the electrical installation or part is chargeable, without the authority of the electricity supplier supplying the electricity;
the holder is a party to an act done by someone else that is an act of a type mentioned in paragraph (a) , (b) , (c) , (d) , (e) , (f) or (g) or knows of the act and does nothing about it;
the holder obtained the electrical contractor licence by supplying incorrect or misleading information;
the holder no longer complies with eligibility requirements applying for the licence, including any requirements about the suitability of the holder to hold an electrical contractor licence;
the holder commits an offence against this Act;
the holder contravenes a condition or restriction included in the licence;
the holder is a partnership, and advises, or causes or allows, a partner or worker of the partnership to perform electrical work, knowing the member or worker is not authorised under this Act to perform the work;
the holder is a corporation, and advises, or causes or allows, an officer or worker of the corporation to perform electrical work, knowing the officer or worker is not authorised under this Act to perform the work.
Subsection (3) states a ground for taking disciplinary action against a person who—
was the holder of an electrical contractor licence when electrical work was performed; and
is no longer the holder of the licence.
The ground is that the person performed the electrical work, and—
the way the electrical work was performed was not electrically safe; or
the person who actually performed the electrical work was negligent or incompetent in the performance of the work.
In this section—
electricity supplier means a distribution entity or special approval holder who provides customer connection services to an electrical installation or premises.
s 107 amd 2013 No. 64 s 64
(sec.107-ssec.1) Each of the following is a ground for taking disciplinary action against the holder of an electrical contractor licence— the holder performs electrical work, and— the way the electrical work is performed is not electrically safe; or the person who actually performs the electrical work is negligent or incompetent in the performance of the work; the holder performs electrical work, and because of the performance of the work, a person or property is not electrically safe; the holder has not given to a person a notice the holder is required under this Act to give the person about electrical work performed by the holder; the holder has unreasonably delayed rectifying a fault found in an inspection, under this Act, of electrical work performed by the holder; the holder, or a worker of the holder, intentionally deceives, or tries to deceive, an electricity entity or inspector by— the concealment of inferior work or materials used in electrical work; or a statement about electrical work that is false or misleading in a material particular; the holder, or a worker of the holder, unlawfully tampers with, or breaks or tampers with the seal attached to, a meter, control apparatus or fuse belonging to an electricity supplier; the holder, or a worker of the holder, connects an electrical installation, or part of an electrical installation, to a source of supply chargeable at a rate lower than the rate for which electricity supply to the electrical installation or part is chargeable, without the authority of the electricity supplier supplying the electricity; the holder is a party to an act done by someone else that is an act of a type mentioned in paragraph (a) , (b) , (c) , (d) , (e) , (f) or (g) or knows of the act and does nothing about it; the holder obtained the electrical contractor licence by supplying incorrect or misleading information; the holder no longer complies with eligibility requirements applying for the licence, including any requirements about the suitability of the holder to hold an electrical contractor licence; the holder commits an offence against this Act; the holder contravenes a condition or restriction included in the licence; the holder is a partnership, and advises, or causes or allows, a partner or worker of the partnership to perform electrical work, knowing the member or worker is not authorised under this Act to perform the work; the holder is a corporation, and advises, or causes or allows, an officer or worker of the corporation to perform electrical work, knowing the officer or worker is not authorised under this Act to perform the work.
(sec.107-ssec.2) Subsection (3) states a ground for taking disciplinary action against a person who— was the holder of an electrical contractor licence when electrical work was performed; and is no longer the holder of the licence.
(sec.107-ssec.3) The ground is that the person performed the electrical work, and— the way the electrical work was performed was not electrically safe; or the person who actually performed the electrical work was negligent or incompetent in the performance of the work.
(sec.107-ssec.4) In this section— electricity supplier means a distribution entity or special approval holder who provides customer connection services to an electrical installation or premises.
- (a) the holder performs electrical work, and— (i) the way the electrical work is performed is not electrically safe; or (ii) the person who actually performs the electrical work is negligent or incompetent in the performance of the work;
- (i) the way the electrical work is performed is not electrically safe; or
- (ii) the person who actually performs the electrical work is negligent or incompetent in the performance of the work;
- (b) the holder performs electrical work, and because of the performance of the work, a person or property is not electrically safe;
- (c) the holder has not given to a person a notice the holder is required under this Act to give the person about electrical work performed by the holder;
- (d) the holder has unreasonably delayed rectifying a fault found in an inspection, under this Act, of electrical work performed by the holder;
- (e) the holder, or a worker of the holder, intentionally deceives, or tries to deceive, an electricity entity or inspector by— (i) the concealment of inferior work or materials used in electrical work; or (ii) a statement about electrical work that is false or misleading in a material particular;
- (i) the concealment of inferior work or materials used in electrical work; or
- (ii) a statement about electrical work that is false or misleading in a material particular;
- (f) the holder, or a worker of the holder, unlawfully tampers with, or breaks or tampers with the seal attached to, a meter, control apparatus or fuse belonging to an electricity supplier;
- (g) the holder, or a worker of the holder, connects an electrical installation, or part of an electrical installation, to a source of supply chargeable at a rate lower than the rate for which electricity supply to the electrical installation or part is chargeable, without the authority of the electricity supplier supplying the electricity;
- (h) the holder is a party to an act done by someone else that is an act of a type mentioned in paragraph (a) , (b) , (c) , (d) , (e) , (f) or (g) or knows of the act and does nothing about it;
- (i) the holder obtained the electrical contractor licence by supplying incorrect or misleading information;
- (j) the holder no longer complies with eligibility requirements applying for the licence, including any requirements about the suitability of the holder to hold an electrical contractor licence;
- (k) the holder commits an offence against this Act;
- (l) the holder contravenes a condition or restriction included in the licence;
- (m) the holder is a partnership, and advises, or causes or allows, a partner or worker of the partnership to perform electrical work, knowing the member or worker is not authorised under this Act to perform the work;
- (n) the holder is a corporation, and advises, or causes or allows, an officer or worker of the corporation to perform electrical work, knowing the officer or worker is not authorised under this Act to perform the work.
- (i) the way the electrical work is performed is not electrically safe; or
- (ii) the person who actually performs the electrical work is negligent or incompetent in the performance of the work;
- (i) the concealment of inferior work or materials used in electrical work; or
- (ii) a statement about electrical work that is false or misleading in a material particular;
- (a) was the holder of an electrical contractor licence when electrical work was performed; and
- (b) is no longer the holder of the licence.
- (a) the way the electrical work was performed was not electrically safe; or
- (b) the person who actually performed the electrical work was negligent or incompetent in the performance of the work.