Electrical Safety Regulation 2026
sec.205Performance of high voltage live line work
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sec.205 Performance of high voltage live line work
A person (a worker ) must not perform high voltage live line work unless the worker performs the work under— a written authorisation from the person in control of the electrical equipment the subject of the work; and a high voltage live line work management plan prepared under section 206 . Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. A person in control of electrical equipment may authorise a worker’s performance of high voltage live line work in relation to the electrical equipment only if— the person in control is satisfied the worker— has successfully finished an appropriate course of training; and has been assessed by the provider of the course as competent to perform the work; and the written authorisation states the voltages of the electrical equipment on which the high voltage live line work may be performed by the worker. Subsection (4) applies if the written authorisation provides for the performance of work on more than 1 occasion. The person in control of electrical equipment must, while the authorisation is in effect, cause the worker to be regularly assessed to ensure the worker remains competent to perform the high voltage live line work. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. (sec.205-ssec.1) A person (a worker ) must not perform high voltage live line work unless the worker performs the work under— a written authorisation from the person in control of the electrical equipment the subject of the work; and a high voltage live line work management plan prepared under section 206 . Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. (sec.205-ssec.2) A person in control of electrical equipment may authorise a worker’s performance of high voltage live line work in relation to the electrical equipment only if— the person in control is satisfied the worker— has successfully finished an appropriate course of training; and has been assessed by the provider of the course as competent to perform the work; and the written authorisation states the voltages of the electrical equipment on which the high voltage live line work may be performed by the worker. (sec.205-ssec.3) Subsection (4) applies if the written authorisation provides for the performance of work on more than 1 occasion. (sec.205-ssec.4) The person in control of electrical equipment must, while the authorisation is in effect, cause the worker to be regularly assessed to ensure the worker remains competent to perform the high voltage live line work. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.
- (a) a written authorisation from the person in control of the electrical equipment the subject of the work; and
- (b) a high voltage live line work management plan prepared under section 206 .
- (a) the person in control is satisfied the worker— (i) has successfully finished an appropriate course of training; and (ii) has been assessed by the provider of the course as competent to perform the work; and