Section sec.146 - Electricity Act 1994 - Appointment and qualifications

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### sec.146 Appointment and qualifications The regulator may appoint any of the following persons as an inspection officer— an inspector under the Electrical Safety Act ; a public service officer; an employee of— an electricity entity; or an electricity entity’s subsidiary company; a person prescribed under a regulation. However, the regulator may appoint a person mentioned in subsection (1) (b) , (c) or (d) as an inspection officer only if— the regulator is satisfied the person is qualified for appointment because the person has the necessary expertise or experience; or the person has satisfactorily finished training approved by the regulator. s 146 prev s 146 om 2002 No. 42 s 242 sch 1 pres s 146 ins 2002 No. 42 s 242 sch 1 amd 2003 No. 28 s 10 (sec.146-ssec.1) The regulator may appoint any of the following persons as an inspection officer— an inspector under the Electrical Safety Act ; a public service officer; an employee of— an electricity entity; or an electricity entity’s subsidiary company; a person prescribed under a regulation. (sec.146-ssec.2) However, the regulator may appoint a person mentioned in subsection (1) (b) , (c) or (d) as an inspection officer only if— the regulator is satisfied the person is qualified for appointment because the person has the necessary expertise or experience; or the person has satisfactorily finished training approved by the regulator. - (a) an inspector under the Electrical Safety Act ; - (b) a public service officer; - (c) an employee of— (i) an electricity entity; or (ii) an electricity entity’s subsidiary company; - (i) an electricity entity; or - (ii) an electricity entity’s subsidiary company; - (d) a person prescribed under a regulation. - (i) an electricity entity; or - (ii) an electricity entity’s subsidiary company; - (a) the regulator is satisfied the person is qualified for appointment because the person has the necessary expertise or experience; or - (b) the person has satisfactorily finished training approved by the regulator.