sec.56Requirement for electrical contractor licence

### sec.56 Requirement for electrical contractor licence A person must not conduct a business or undertaking that includes the performance of electrical work unless the person is the holder of an electrical contractor licence that is in force. Maximum penalty—400 penalty units. Without limiting subsection (1) , a person conducts a business or undertaking that includes the performance of electrical work if the person— advertises, notifies or states that, or advertises, notifies or makes a statement to the effect that, the person carries on the business of performing electrical work; or contracts for the performance of electrical work, other than under a contract of employment; or represents to the public that the person is willing to perform electrical work; or employs a worker to perform electrical work, other than for the person. However, a person does not conduct a business or undertaking that includes the performance of electrical work only because the person— is a licensed electrical mechanic who— performs electrical work for the person or a relative of the person at premises owned or occupied by the person or relative; or makes minor emergency repairs to make electrical equipment electrically safe; or contracts for the performance of work that includes the performance of electrical work if the electrical work is intended to be subcontracted to the holder of an electrical contractor licence who is authorised under the licence to perform the electrical work. This section does not authorise the performance of electrical work by a person who does not have an electrical work licence for the work. A person does not contravene subsection (1) if— the person conducts a business or undertaking that includes the performance of electrical work as a partner in a partnership; and the partnership is the holder of an electrical contractor licence that is in force. s 56 amd 2007 No. 36 s 2 sch ; 2007 No. 52 s 33 (sec.56-ssec.1) A person must not conduct a business or undertaking that includes the performance of electrical work unless the person is the holder of an electrical contractor licence that is in force. Maximum penalty—400 penalty units. (sec.56-ssec.2) Without limiting subsection (1) , a person conducts a business or undertaking that includes the performance of electrical work if the person— advertises, notifies or states that, or advertises, notifies or makes a statement to the effect that, the person carries on the business of performing electrical work; or contracts for the performance of electrical work, other than under a contract of employment; or represents to the public that the person is willing to perform electrical work; or employs a worker to perform electrical work, other than for the person. (sec.56-ssec.3) However, a person does not conduct a business or undertaking that includes the performance of electrical work only because the person— is a licensed electrical mechanic who— performs electrical work for the person or a relative of the person at premises owned or occupied by the person or relative; or makes minor emergency repairs to make electrical equipment electrically safe; or contracts for the performance of work that includes the performance of electrical work if the electrical work is intended to be subcontracted to the holder of an electrical contractor licence who is authorised under the licence to perform the electrical work. (sec.56-ssec.4) This section does not authorise the performance of electrical work by a person who does not have an electrical work licence for the work. (sec.56-ssec.5) A person does not contravene subsection (1) if— the person conducts a business or undertaking that includes the performance of electrical work as a partner in a partnership; and the partnership is the holder of an electrical contractor licence that is in force. - (a) advertises, notifies or states that, or advertises, notifies or makes a statement to the effect that, the person carries on the business of performing electrical work; or - (b) contracts for the performance of electrical work, other than under a contract of employment; or - (c) represents to the public that the person is willing to perform electrical work; or - (d) employs a worker to perform electrical work, other than for the person. - (a) is a licensed electrical mechanic who— (i) performs electrical work for the person or a relative of the person at premises owned or occupied by the person or relative; or (ii) makes minor emergency repairs to make electrical equipment electrically safe; or - (i) performs electrical work for the person or a relative of the person at premises owned or occupied by the person or relative; or - (ii) makes minor emergency repairs to make electrical equipment electrically safe; or - (b) contracts for the performance of work that includes the performance of electrical work if the electrical work is intended to be subcontracted to the holder of an electrical contractor licence who is authorised under the licence to perform the electrical work. - (i) performs electrical work for the person or a relative of the person at premises owned or occupied by the person or relative; or - (ii) makes minor emergency repairs to make electrical equipment electrically safe; or - (a) the person conducts a business or undertaking that includes the performance of electrical work as a partner in a partnership; and - (b) the partnership is the holder of an electrical contractor licence that is in force.