sec.5How purpose of Act is to be achieved

### sec.5 How purpose of Act is to be achieved The purpose of this Act is to be achieved in the following ways— imposing duties on persons who may affect the electrical safety of others by their acts or omissions; establishing benchmarks for industry and the community generally through— making regulations, ministerial notices and codes of practice about achieving electrical safety; and introducing safety management systems for particular electricity entities; providing for the safety of all persons through licensing and discipline of persons who perform electrical work; providing for protection for consumers against failures of persons who perform electrical work to properly perform and complete the work; providing for the appointment of a commissioner for electrical safety to advise the Minister on electrical safety matters and to manage the activities of the Electrical Safety Board and its committees; establishing the Electrical Safety Board and its committees to— allow industry and the community to participate in developing strategies for improving electrical safety; and participate in developing requirements for the licensing and discipline of persons who perform electrical work; and promote community awareness about electrical safety; and participate in developing requirements for the electrical safety of electrical equipment. s 5 amd 2011 No. 4 s 69 sch pt 2 ; 2012 No. 37 s 18 ; 2011 No. 18 s 333 ; 2015 No. 16 s 4 - (a) imposing duties on persons who may affect the electrical safety of others by their acts or omissions; - (b) establishing benchmarks for industry and the community generally through— (i) making regulations, ministerial notices and codes of practice about achieving electrical safety; and (ii) introducing safety management systems for particular electricity entities; - (i) making regulations, ministerial notices and codes of practice about achieving electrical safety; and - (ii) introducing safety management systems for particular electricity entities; - (c) providing for the safety of all persons through licensing and discipline of persons who perform electrical work; - (d) providing for protection for consumers against failures of persons who perform electrical work to properly perform and complete the work; - (e) providing for the appointment of a commissioner for electrical safety to advise the Minister on electrical safety matters and to manage the activities of the Electrical Safety Board and its committees; - (f) establishing the Electrical Safety Board and its committees to— (i) allow industry and the community to participate in developing strategies for improving electrical safety; and (ii) participate in developing requirements for the licensing and discipline of persons who perform electrical work; and (iii) promote community awareness about electrical safety; and (iv) participate in developing requirements for the electrical safety of electrical equipment. - (i) allow industry and the community to participate in developing strategies for improving electrical safety; and - (ii) participate in developing requirements for the licensing and discipline of persons who perform electrical work; and - (iii) promote community awareness about electrical safety; and - (iv) participate in developing requirements for the electrical safety of electrical equipment. - (i) making regulations, ministerial notices and codes of practice about achieving electrical safety; and - (ii) introducing safety management systems for particular electricity entities; - (i) allow industry and the community to participate in developing strategies for improving electrical safety; and - (ii) participate in developing requirements for the licensing and discipline of persons who perform electrical work; and - (iii) promote community awareness about electrical safety; and - (iv) participate in developing requirements for the electrical safety of electrical equipment.