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Electrical Safety Act 2002
sec.57ABPerson conducting a business or undertaking must keep register of licensed workers
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### sec.57AB Person conducting a business or undertaking must keep register of licensed workers
This section applies if—
a person (the relevant person ) conducts a business or undertaking that includes the performance of electrical work; and
the relevant person engages other persons to perform or supervise the electrical work.
The relevant person must—
keep a register of licensed workers in a way that complies with subsection (3) ; and
if asked by an inspector, make the register of licensed workers available for immediate inspection by the inspector.
Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.
The register of licensed workers kept by the relevant person must—
include the prescribed details for each holder of an electrical work licence engaged by the relevant person to perform or supervise electrical work—
while the holder is engaged by the relevant person to perform or supervise electrical work; or
if the holder ceases to be engaged by the relevant person to perform or supervise electrical work—for at least 5 years after the holder ceases to be engaged by the relevant person; and
be updated within 7 days after the relevant person is notified, under section 57AC , of a change in any of the prescribed details, for the holder of an electrical work licence, included in the register; and
include the date on which the prescribed details for the holder of an electrical work licence are included in the register or are updated.
A register of licensed workers may be kept in electronic form.
s 57AB ins 2007 No. 52 s 34
amd 2011 No. 18 s 369
(sec.57AB-ssec.1) This section applies if— a person (the relevant person ) conducts a business or undertaking that includes the performance of electrical work; and the relevant person engages other persons to perform or supervise the electrical work.
(sec.57AB-ssec.2) The relevant person must— keep a register of licensed workers in a way that complies with subsection (3) ; and if asked by an inspector, make the register of licensed workers available for immediate inspection by the inspector. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.
(sec.57AB-ssec.3) The register of licensed workers kept by the relevant person must— include the prescribed details for each holder of an electrical work licence engaged by the relevant person to perform or supervise electrical work— while the holder is engaged by the relevant person to perform or supervise electrical work; or if the holder ceases to be engaged by the relevant person to perform or supervise electrical work—for at least 5 years after the holder ceases to be engaged by the relevant person; and be updated within 7 days after the relevant person is notified, under section 57AC , of a change in any of the prescribed details, for the holder of an electrical work licence, included in the register; and include the date on which the prescribed details for the holder of an electrical work licence are included in the register or are updated.
(sec.57AB-ssec.4) A register of licensed workers may be kept in electronic form.
- (a) a person (the relevant person ) conducts a business or undertaking that includes the performance of electrical work; and
- (b) the relevant person engages other persons to perform or supervise the electrical work.
- (a) keep a register of licensed workers in a way that complies with subsection (3) ; and
- (b) if asked by an inspector, make the register of licensed workers available for immediate inspection by the inspector.
- (a) include the prescribed details for each holder of an electrical work licence engaged by the relevant person to perform or supervise electrical work— (i) while the holder is engaged by the relevant person to perform or supervise electrical work; or (ii) if the holder ceases to be engaged by the relevant person to perform or supervise electrical work—for at least 5 years after the holder ceases to be engaged by the relevant person; and
- (i) while the holder is engaged by the relevant person to perform or supervise electrical work; or
- (ii) if the holder ceases to be engaged by the relevant person to perform or supervise electrical work—for at least 5 years after the holder ceases to be engaged by the relevant person; and
- (b) be updated within 7 days after the relevant person is notified, under section 57AC , of a change in any of the prescribed details, for the holder of an electrical work licence, included in the register; and
- (c) include the date on which the prescribed details for the holder of an electrical work licence are included in the register or are updated.
- (i) while the holder is engaged by the relevant person to perform or supervise electrical work; or
- (ii) if the holder ceases to be engaged by the relevant person to perform or supervise electrical work—for at least 5 years after the holder ceases to be engaged by the relevant person; and