188Duty of purchaser to install approved safety switches

188 Duty of purchaser to install approved safety switches (1) A person who purchases land with a domestic residence must do all that is reasonably practicable to ensure approved safety switches are installed: (a) in the case of a transfer on or after 1 July 2026 – for all general purpose socket-outlets in the domestic residence; and (b) in the case of a transfer on or after 1 July 2028 – for every other circuit in the domestic residence. (2) Any work required to comply with subregulation (1) must be completed within 90 days after the day the land is transferred or such longer period as the Electrical Safety Regulator may allow. (3) A purchaser is exempt from subregulations (1) and (2) if all buildings and structures with an electrical installation on the land are demolished before they are occupied.

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