Electrical Safety Regulation 2013
sec.94Requirement for electrical safety inspection and test
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sec.94 Requirement for electrical safety inspection and test
A person conducting a business or undertaking must, before the start of the installation in a building of electrically conductive ceiling insulation, obtain a certificate from a licensed electrical contractor stating that the contractor— has inspected and tested the existing electrical installation in the ceiling structure of the building; and is satisfied that the existing electrical installation in the ceiling structure of the building is electrically safe. ES Act — section 30 (see section 8 ) The person conducting a business or undertaking must keep the certificate mentioned in subsection (1) for at least 5 years after the person is given the certificate. Maximum penalty for subsection (2) —20 penalty units. (sec.94-ssec.1) A person conducting a business or undertaking must, before the start of the installation in a building of electrically conductive ceiling insulation, obtain a certificate from a licensed electrical contractor stating that the contractor— has inspected and tested the existing electrical installation in the ceiling structure of the building; and is satisfied that the existing electrical installation in the ceiling structure of the building is electrically safe. ES Act — section 30 (see section 8 ) (sec.94-ssec.2) The person conducting a business or undertaking must keep the certificate mentioned in subsection (1) for at least 5 years after the person is given the certificate. Maximum penalty for subsection (2) —20 penalty units.
- (a) has inspected and tested the existing electrical installation in the ceiling structure of the building; and
- (b) is satisfied that the existing electrical installation in the ceiling structure of the building is electrically safe.