Electrical Safety Regulation 2026
sec.208Certificate of testing and safety
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sec.208 Certificate of testing and safety
This section applies if a licensed electrical contractor performs electrical work that must be tested under this division. The contractor must, as soon as practicable after testing the electrical work, ensure the person for whom the electrical work was performed is given a certificate complying with this section. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. The certificate must state the following— the name and address of the person for whom the work was performed; the electrical equipment tested; the day the electrical equipment was tested; the identifying number of the electrical contractor licence under which the electrical equipment was tested. The certificate must certify that the electrical equipment, to the extent it is affected by the electrical work, is electrically safe. A licensed electrical contractor must keep a copy of a certificate given under this section for at least 5 years after the certificate is given. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (sec.208-ssec.1) This section applies if a licensed electrical contractor performs electrical work that must be tested under this division. (sec.208-ssec.2) The contractor must, as soon as practicable after testing the electrical work, ensure the person for whom the electrical work was performed is given a certificate complying with this section. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. (sec.208-ssec.3) The certificate must state the following— the name and address of the person for whom the work was performed; the electrical equipment tested; the day the electrical equipment was tested; the identifying number of the electrical contractor licence under which the electrical equipment was tested. (sec.208-ssec.4) The certificate must certify that the electrical equipment, to the extent it is affected by the electrical work, is electrically safe. (sec.208-ssec.5) A licensed electrical contractor must keep a copy of a certificate given under this section for at least 5 years after the certificate is given. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
- (a) the name and address of the person for whom the work was performed;
- (b) the electrical equipment tested;
- (c) the day the electrical equipment was tested;
- (d) the identifying number of the electrical contractor licence under which the electrical equipment was tested.