35Employees of registered electrical contractor

35 Employees of registered electrical contractor

S. 35(1) amended by No. 13/2025 s. 37.

(1) A registered electrical contractor must keep a register of licensed electrical installation workers who are employed by the contractor.

Penalty: In the case of a natural person, 20 penalty units;

In the case of a body corporate, 100 penalty units.

S. 35(2) amended by No. 39/2005 s. 48(Sch. 1 item 2).

(2) The register under subsection (1) must be available for inspection at all reasonable times by Energy Safe Victoria.

(3) A registered electrical contractor must not employ a person in the carrying out of any electrical installation work unless the person is—

(a) a licensed electrical installation worker of a particular class related to the contractor's business; or

S. 35(3)(b) amended by No. 24/2006 s. 6.1.2(Sch. 7 item 15).

(b) an apprentice within the meaning of the Education and Training Reform Act 2006 in a trade that involves carrying out electrical installation work of a class related to the contractor's business.

Penalty applying to this subsection—

In the case of a natural person, 50 penalty units;