sec.44Requirement for electrical safety inspection and test

sec.44 Requirement for electrical safety inspection and test

Before starting to install electrically conductive ceiling insulation in a building, the person conducting the business or undertaking must obtain a certificate from a licensed electrical contractor stating that the contractor— has inspected and tested the existing electrical installation in the ceiling structure of the building; and is satisfied that the existing electrical installation in the ceiling structure of the building is electrically safe. The person conducting the business or undertaking must keep the certificate mentioned in subsection (1) for at least 5 years after the person is given the certificate. Maximum penalty for subsection (2) —20 penalty units. Subsection (1) is linked to the electrical safety duty in section 30 of the Act (see section 7 (1) ). (sec.44-ssec.1) Before starting to install electrically conductive ceiling insulation in a building, the person conducting the business or undertaking must obtain a certificate from a licensed electrical contractor stating that the contractor— has inspected and tested the existing electrical installation in the ceiling structure of the building; and is satisfied that the existing electrical installation in the ceiling structure of the building is electrically safe. (sec.44-ssec.2) The person conducting the business or undertaking must keep the certificate mentioned in subsection (1) for at least 5 years after the person is given the certificate. Maximum penalty for subsection (2) —20 penalty units.

• (a) has inspected and tested the existing electrical installation in the ceiling structure of the building; and
• (b) is satisfied that the existing electrical installation in the ceiling structure of the building is electrically safe.