Electrical Safety Regulation 2026
sec.175Automatic suspension and cancellation of electrical contractor licence
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sec.175 Automatic suspension and cancellation of electrical contractor licence
An electrical contractor licence is automatically suspended if, for a period of 30 days, there is no person— who is a qualified business person and whose name is endorsed on the electrical contractor licence as a qualified business person for the licensed electrical contractor; or who is a qualified technical person and whose name is endorsed on the electrical contractor licence as a qualified technical person for the licensed electrical contractor. The licence is automatically cancelled if, 30 days after the day the licence was automatically suspended under subsection (1) , there is still no person whose name is endorsed on the electrical contractor licence as mentioned in subsection (1) (a) or (b) . (sec.175-ssec.1) An electrical contractor licence is automatically suspended if, for a period of 30 days, there is no person— who is a qualified business person and whose name is endorsed on the electrical contractor licence as a qualified business person for the licensed electrical contractor; or who is a qualified technical person and whose name is endorsed on the electrical contractor licence as a qualified technical person for the licensed electrical contractor. (sec.175-ssec.2) The licence is automatically cancelled if, 30 days after the day the licence was automatically suspended under subsection (1) , there is still no person whose name is endorsed on the electrical contractor licence as mentioned in subsection (1) (a) or (b) .
- (a) who is a qualified business person and whose name is endorsed on the electrical contractor licence as a qualified business person for the licensed electrical contractor; or
- (b) who is a qualified technical person and whose name is endorsed on the electrical contractor licence as a qualified technical person for the licensed electrical contractor.