sec.218Electrical installation not to be connected to electricity source if work not tested

sec.218 Electrical installation not to be connected to electricity source if work not tested

A person must not connect an electrical installation on which electrical work has been performed to a source of electricity unless— the person who performed the electrical work was authorised under the Act to perform it; and the electrical installation, to the extent it is affected by the electrical work, has been tested to ensure it is electrically safe and complies with the requirements of the wiring rules and any other standard applying under this regulation to the electrical installation. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. Subsection (1) does not apply to the connection of the electrical installation to a source of electricity for the first time. (sec.218-ssec.1) A person must not connect an electrical installation on which electrical work has been performed to a source of electricity unless— the person who performed the electrical work was authorised under the Act to perform it; and the electrical installation, to the extent it is affected by the electrical work, has been tested to ensure it is electrically safe and complies with the requirements of the wiring rules and any other standard applying under this regulation to the electrical installation. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. (sec.218-ssec.2) Subsection (1) does not apply to the connection of the electrical installation to a source of electricity for the first time.

• (a) the person who performed the electrical work was authorised under the Act to perform it; and
• (b) the electrical installation, to the extent it is affected by the electrical work, has been tested to ensure it is electrically safe and complies with the requirements of the wiring rules and any other standard applying under this regulation to the electrical installation.