51Electrical contractor licence

51 Electrical contractor licence (1) A person requires an electrical contractor licence to conduct a business or undertaking that: (a) performs electrical work; or (b) advertises, notifies or states that the person, business or undertaking performs electrical work; or (c) contracts for the performance of electrical work, other than under a contract of employment; or

Electrical Safety Act 2022 35 (d) represents to the public that the person, business or undertaking is willing to perform electrical work; or (e) employs a worker to perform electrical work for anyone other than the person. (2) An electrical contractor licence is not required for the following: (a) electrical work performed by the holder of an electrical work licence if: (i) the licence authorises electrical installation work, electric line work and electrical equipment work; and (ii) the work is performed for the holder or an immediate relative of the holder at a place owned or occupied by the holder or an immediate relative; (b) minor emergency repairs made by the holder of an electrical work licence referred to in paragraph (a)(i) to make electrical equipment safe from electrical risk; (c) contracting for the performance of work that includes the performance of electrical work if the electrical work is intended to be subcontracted to the holder of an electrical contractor licence who is authorised under the licence to perform the electrical work; (d) any work exempted by regulation. (3) An electrical contractor licence does not authorise a person to perform electrical work without an electrical work licence. (4) The conditions and restrictions of electrical contractor licences are prescribed by regulation. (5) In this section: immediate relative, in relation to a person, means a spouse, de facto spouse, parent, grandparent, child, grandchild, sibling or step-relative of the person.