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Electrical Safety Act 2002
sec.223Licensing committee may require person to correct defective work
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### sec.223 Licensing committee may require person to correct defective work
This section applies if—
before the commencement of this section, a person performed electrical installation work under the Electricity Act as a licensed electrical contractor under that Act; and
the licensing committee considers, on reasonable grounds, that there is a fault or defect in the work.
The regulator may give a written notice to the person giving directions that are reasonable in the circumstances for the correction of the fault or defect within the time and in the way stated in the written notice.
Without limiting subsection (2), the written notice may allow the person to correct the fault or defect even though the person does not have a current electrical contractor licence.
The person must not contravene the written notice, unless the person has a reasonable excuse.
Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.
s 223 amd 2011 No. 18 s 404 sch 4 pt 1
(sec.223-ssec.1) This section applies if— before the commencement of this section, a person performed electrical installation work under the Electricity Act as a licensed electrical contractor under that Act; and the licensing committee considers, on reasonable grounds, that there is a fault or defect in the work.
(sec.223-ssec.2) The regulator may give a written notice to the person giving directions that are reasonable in the circumstances for the correction of the fault or defect within the time and in the way stated in the written notice.
(sec.223-ssec.3) Without limiting subsection (2), the written notice may allow the person to correct the fault or defect even though the person does not have a current electrical contractor licence.
(sec.223-ssec.4) The person must not contravene the written notice, unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.
- (a) before the commencement of this section, a person performed electrical installation work under the Electricity Act as a licensed electrical contractor under that Act; and
- (b) the licensing committee considers, on reasonable grounds, that there is a fault or defect in the work.