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Electrical Safety Act 2002
sec.111Electrical contractor licence issued by regulator but no longer in force
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### sec.111 Electrical contractor licence issued by regulator but no longer in force
The licensing committee may take any of the following disciplinary actions against a person who was the holder of an electrical contractor licence when electrical work was performed, but who is no longer the holder of an electrical contractor licence—
require the person, at the person’s own expense, to have the holder of an electrical contractor licence correct a fault or defect in the electrical work within the time and in the way stated by the committee;
reprimand or caution the person;
impose on the person a penalty of not more than 40 penalty units;
disqualify the person from holding an electrical contractor licence, or electrical work licence, or both—
for a period decided by the committee; or
until conditions decided by the committee are complied with.
a condition that the person satisfactorily finish a stated training course or examination
To remove any doubt, it is declared that when acting under subsection (1) the licensing committee may take more than 1 type of disciplinary action against the person.
The licensing committee may require the person to have the holder of an electrical contractor licence correct a fault or defect in the electrical work performed by the person as well as impose a penalty of 10 penalty units on the person.
If a person is disqualified from holding an electrical licence because of disciplinary action—
an electrical licence held or previously held by the person can not be renewed or reinstated while the disqualification applies; and
the person can not be issued another electrical licence while the disqualification applies.
s 111 sub 2007 No. 52 s 38
amd 2011 No. 18 s 404 sch 4 pt 1
(sec.111-ssec.1) The licensing committee may take any of the following disciplinary actions against a person who was the holder of an electrical contractor licence when electrical work was performed, but who is no longer the holder of an electrical contractor licence— require the person, at the person’s own expense, to have the holder of an electrical contractor licence correct a fault or defect in the electrical work within the time and in the way stated by the committee; reprimand or caution the person; impose on the person a penalty of not more than 40 penalty units; disqualify the person from holding an electrical contractor licence, or electrical work licence, or both— for a period decided by the committee; or until conditions decided by the committee are complied with. a condition that the person satisfactorily finish a stated training course or examination
(sec.111-ssec.2) To remove any doubt, it is declared that when acting under subsection (1) the licensing committee may take more than 1 type of disciplinary action against the person. The licensing committee may require the person to have the holder of an electrical contractor licence correct a fault or defect in the electrical work performed by the person as well as impose a penalty of 10 penalty units on the person.
(sec.111-ssec.3) If a person is disqualified from holding an electrical licence because of disciplinary action— an electrical licence held or previously held by the person can not be renewed or reinstated while the disqualification applies; and the person can not be issued another electrical licence while the disqualification applies.
- (a) require the person, at the person’s own expense, to have the holder of an electrical contractor licence correct a fault or defect in the electrical work within the time and in the way stated by the committee;
- (b) reprimand or caution the person;
- (c) impose on the person a penalty of not more than 40 penalty units;
- (d) disqualify the person from holding an electrical contractor licence, or electrical work licence, or both— (i) for a period decided by the committee; or (ii) until conditions decided by the committee are complied with. Example of condition— a condition that the person satisfactorily finish a stated training course or examination
- (i) for a period decided by the committee; or
- (ii) until conditions decided by the committee are complied with. Example of condition— a condition that the person satisfactorily finish a stated training course or examination
- (i) for a period decided by the committee; or
- (ii) until conditions decided by the committee are complied with. Example of condition— a condition that the person satisfactorily finish a stated training course or examination
- (a) an electrical licence held or previously held by the person can not be renewed or reinstated while the disqualification applies; and
- (b) the person can not be issued another electrical licence while the disqualification applies.