Electrical Safety Regulation 2026
sec.162Eligibility requirements—electrical contractor licence— Act , s 59
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sec.162 Eligibility requirements—electrical contractor licence— Act , s 59
For section 59 (4) of the Act , the eligibility requirements for the issue of an electrical contractor licence are that— the applicant has at least 1 qualified business person; and the applicant has at least 1 qualified technical person to perform electrical work for the applicant; and the applicant has complied with the insurance requirements under section 165 ; and the applicant has satisfied the regulator that the electrical work to be performed by the applicant as a licensed electrical contractor is proposed to be— performed by a qualified technical person for the applicant under the qualified technical person’s electrical work licence; or supervised by a qualified technical person for the applicant who is authorised to perform the work under the qualified technical person’s electrical work licence.
- (a) the applicant has at least 1 qualified business person; and
- (b) the applicant has at least 1 qualified technical person to perform electrical work for the applicant; and
- (c) the applicant has complied with the insurance requirements under section 165 ; and
- (d) the applicant has satisfied the regulator that the electrical work to be performed by the applicant as a licensed electrical contractor is proposed to be— (i) performed by a qualified technical person for the applicant under the qualified technical person’s electrical work licence; or (ii) supervised by a qualified technical person for the applicant who is authorised to perform the work under the qualified technical person’s electrical work licence.
- (i) performed by a qualified technical person for the applicant under the qualified technical person’s electrical work licence; or
- (ii) supervised by a qualified technical person for the applicant who is authorised to perform the work under the qualified technical person’s electrical work licence.
- (i) performed by a qualified technical person for the applicant under the qualified technical person’s electrical work licence; or
- (ii) supervised by a qualified technical person for the applicant who is authorised to perform the work under the qualified technical person’s electrical work licence.