42Exemption from certificate of compliance requirements

42 Exemption from certificate of compliance requirements (1) Despite section 41, a certificate of compliance is not required in the following circumstances: (a) maintenance work; (b) electrical installing work that is associated with the installation of a temporary builder's supply; (c) electrical work exempted by the Electrical Safety Regulator under subsection (2). (2) The Electrical Safety Regulator may, on application or on the Electrical Safety Regulator's own initiative, exempt specific electrical work or a specific place from the requirement to complete and sign a compliance certificate under section 41. (3) An exemption may be granted if: (a) the work or place are eligible for exemption under the regulations; or (b) the Electrical Safety Regulator is satisfied that the exemption will not create an electrical risk. (4) The exemption may be subject to any conditions that the Electrical Safety Regulator considers appropriate. (5) A person conducting electrical work under an exemption must comply with any conditions of the exemption. temporary builder's supply means a self-contained switchboard that: (a) is mounted on a pole or stand; and (b) is relocatable; and (c) is connected to a single phase supply; and (d) has no sub mains connected; and (e) consists of a meter, a service protective device, a residual current device and socket outlets for electrical appliances used for building purposes.

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