5Meaning of serious electrical event and dangerous electrical

5 Meaning of serious electrical event and dangerous electrical event (1) A serious electrical event means an event involving electrical equipment if, in the event: (a) an individual is killed by electricity; or (b) an individual receives a shock or injury from electricity, and is treated for the shock or injury by or under the supervision of a health practitioner; or (c) an individual receives a shock or injury from electricity at high voltage, whether or not the person is treated for the shock or injury by or under the supervision of a health practitioner. (2) A dangerous electrical event means any of the following: (a) circumstances in which an individual is not safe from electrical risk because of electrical equipment but the individual does not receive a shock or injury; (b) circumstances in which an individual would not have been safe from electrical risk because of electrical equipment, if the individual had been at a particular place at a particular time; (c) an event that involves electrical equipment and in which significant property damage is caused directly by electricity or originates from electricity;

Electrical Safety Act 2022 8 (d) the performance of electrical work by a person not authorised under an electrical work licence to perform the work; (e) the performance of electrical work by a person if, as a result of the performance of the work, an individual or property is not safe from electrical risk; (f) the discovery by a licensed electrical worker of electrical equipment that is not marked as required under this Act. Examples for subsection (2)(e):