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Electrical Safety Act 2022
164Power to disconnect unsafe electrical equipment
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164 Power to disconnect unsafe electrical equipment An inspector may take reasonable action to disconnect electrical equipment to make it inoperable if the inspector believes on (a) the electrical equipment poses an electrical risk; and (b) disconnecting the electrical equipment is urgently required to minimise that electrical risk.