sec.229Certificate of testing and compliance

sec.229 Certificate of testing and compliance

This section applies to a licensed electrical contractor who connects an electrical installation on which electrical work has been performed to a source of electricity. The licensed electrical contractor must, as soon as practicable after the connection, give the person for whom the work was performed a certificate, complying with subsections (3) and (4) , about the testing of the electrical installation required under this part. 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 installation tested; the day the electrical installation was tested; the identifying number of the electrical contractor licence under which the electrical installation was tested. The certificate must certify that the electrical installation, to the extent it is affected by the electrical work, has been tested to ensure it is electrically safe and complies with the requirements of the wiring rules. 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.229-ssec.1) This section applies to a licensed electrical contractor who connects an electrical installation on which electrical work has been performed to a source of electricity. (sec.229-ssec.2) The licensed electrical contractor must, as soon as practicable after the connection, give the person for whom the work was performed a certificate, complying with subsections (3) and (4) , about the testing of the electrical installation required under this part. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. (sec.229-ssec.3) The certificate must state the following— the name and address of the person for whom the work was performed; the electrical installation tested; the day the electrical installation was tested; the identifying number of the electrical contractor licence under which the electrical installation was tested. (sec.229-ssec.4) The certificate must certify that the electrical installation, to the extent it is affected by the electrical work, has been tested to ensure it is electrically safe and complies with the requirements of the wiring rules. (sec.229-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 installation tested;
• (c) the day the electrical installation was tested;
• (d) the identifying number of the electrical contractor licence under which the electrical installation was tested.