Electrical Safety Regulation 2026
sec.172Requirement for holder of electrical licence to notify changed contact details
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sec.172 Requirement for holder of electrical licence to notify changed contact details
This section applies if contact details recorded in the register for the holder of an electrical licence, including the holder’s name and address, are no longer correct. The holder must, within 10 business days after the details become incorrect, give the regulator notice of the correct details. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. Subsection (2) does not apply to— a change of name of a corporation or partnership that is the holder of an electrical contractor licence; or a change of the membership of a partnership that is the holder of an electrical contractor licence. In this section— register means the register of electrical licences the regulator is required to keep under section 171 . (sec.172-ssec.1) This section applies if contact details recorded in the register for the holder of an electrical licence, including the holder’s name and address, are no longer correct. (sec.172-ssec.2) The holder must, within 10 business days after the details become incorrect, give the regulator notice of the correct details. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (sec.172-ssec.3) Subsection (2) does not apply to— a change of name of a corporation or partnership that is the holder of an electrical contractor licence; or a change of the membership of a partnership that is the holder of an electrical contractor licence. (sec.172-ssec.4) In this section— register means the register of electrical licences the regulator is required to keep under section 171 .
- (a) a change of name of a corporation or partnership that is the holder of an electrical contractor licence; or
- (b) a change of the membership of a partnership that is the holder of an electrical contractor licence.