sec.76Functions of board

### sec.76 Functions of board The primary function of the board is to give advice and make recommendations to the Minister about policies, strategies, and legislative arrangements for electrical safety. Without limiting subsection (1) , the board may discharge its primary function by— developing a 5-year strategic plan for improving electrical safety; and periodically evaluating, and at least once each year updating, the 5-year strategic plan; and advising the Minister about state, national and international electrical safety issues; and considering, and making recommendations on, issues the Minister refers to it; and reviewing the appropriateness of provisions of this Act, including regulations, ministerial notices and codes of practice made under this Act; and as considered appropriate, establishing working parties, including appointing members of the working parties and setting their procedures; and ensuring industry has been adequately consulted on proposed codes of practice; and promoting electrical safety in workplaces and in the broader community to foster an increased awareness of— the potential risks associated with electricity; and ways to improve electrical safety. A secondary function of the board is to give advice and make recommendations to the regulator under the Electricity Act , as requested by the regulator, about the energy efficiency and performance of electrical equipment. The regulator must give the board the necessary administrative and other support to enable the board to perform its functions efficiently and effectively. s 76 amd 2011 No. 18 s 404 sch 4 pt 1 (sec.76-ssec.1) The primary function of the board is to give advice and make recommendations to the Minister about policies, strategies, and legislative arrangements for electrical safety. (sec.76-ssec.2) Without limiting subsection (1) , the board may discharge its primary function by— developing a 5-year strategic plan for improving electrical safety; and periodically evaluating, and at least once each year updating, the 5-year strategic plan; and advising the Minister about state, national and international electrical safety issues; and considering, and making recommendations on, issues the Minister refers to it; and reviewing the appropriateness of provisions of this Act, including regulations, ministerial notices and codes of practice made under this Act; and as considered appropriate, establishing working parties, including appointing members of the working parties and setting their procedures; and ensuring industry has been adequately consulted on proposed codes of practice; and promoting electrical safety in workplaces and in the broader community to foster an increased awareness of— the potential risks associated with electricity; and ways to improve electrical safety. (sec.76-ssec.3) A secondary function of the board is to give advice and make recommendations to the regulator under the Electricity Act , as requested by the regulator, about the energy efficiency and performance of electrical equipment. (sec.76-ssec.4) The regulator must give the board the necessary administrative and other support to enable the board to perform its functions efficiently and effectively. - (a) developing a 5-year strategic plan for improving electrical safety; and - (b) periodically evaluating, and at least once each year updating, the 5-year strategic plan; and - (c) advising the Minister about state, national and international electrical safety issues; and - (d) considering, and making recommendations on, issues the Minister refers to it; and - (e) reviewing the appropriateness of provisions of this Act, including regulations, ministerial notices and codes of practice made under this Act; and - (f) as considered appropriate, establishing working parties, including appointing members of the working parties and setting their procedures; and - (g) ensuring industry has been adequately consulted on proposed codes of practice; and - (h) promoting electrical safety in workplaces and in the broader community to foster an increased awareness of— (i) the potential risks associated with electricity; and (ii) ways to improve electrical safety. - (i) the potential risks associated with electricity; and - (ii) ways to improve electrical safety. - (i) the potential risks associated with electricity; and - (ii) ways to improve electrical safety.