122Grounds for discipline – electrical contractor licence or

122 Grounds for discipline – electrical contractor licence or in-house electrical licence (1) Each of the following is a ground for taking disciplinary action against the holder of an electrical contractor licence or an in-house electrical licence: (a) the holder performs or supervises electrical work in a manner that is not safe from electrical risk; (b) the holder performs or supervises electrical work and that work is not safe from electrical risk; (c) the holder performs or supervises electrical work that results in an individual or property not being safe from electrical risk; (d) the holder failed to give a notice required under this Act about electrical work performed by the holder; (e) the holder unreasonably delayed rectifying a fault in electrical work performed by the holder; (f) the holder, or a worker of the holder, intentionally deceives, or attempts to deceive, an electricity entity or inspector by: (i) concealing inferior work or materials used in electrical work; or (ii) making a statement about electrical work that is false or misleading in a material particular; (g) the holder, or a worker of the holder, unlawfully breaks or tampers with a meter, control apparatus or fuse belonging to an electricity supplier or a seal attached to a meter or control apparatus; (h) the holder, or a worker of the holder, connects an electrical installation, or part of an electrical installation, to a source of supply chargeable at a rate lower than the rate for which electricity supply to the electrical installation or part is chargeable, without the authority of the electricity supplier; (i) the holder is a party to conduct, equivalent to one referred to in paragraph (a) to (h), engaged in by another person or knows of the conduct and does nothing about it; (j) the holder gave incorrect or misleading information in an

Electrical Safety Act 2022 72 (k) the holder is no longer eligible, qualified or competent to hold (l) the holder commits an offence against this Act; (m) the holder contravenes a condition or restriction included in (n) the holder advises, causes or allows a person to perform electrical work, knowing the person is not authorised under this Act to perform the work. (2) Each of the following is a ground for taking disciplinary action against a person who formerly held an electrical contractor licence: (a) the person performed electrical work in a manner that was not safe from electrical risk; (b) the person supervised electrical work that was performed negligently or incompetently.