Electricity Safety Act 1998
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38 Electrical workers
A person must not carry out or offer to carry out or hold out that the person carries out or is willing to carry out any class of electrical work that, under the regulations, is a prescribed class of electrical work for the purposes of this Division unless the person is—
(a) licensed under this Division as an electrical installation worker in respect of electrical installation work of that class; or
(b) licensed under this Division as an electrical inspector in respect of electrical inspection work of that class; or
(c) licensed under this Division as an electrical connection worker in respect of electrical connection work of that class; or
(d) licensed under this Division as an electrical equipment worker in respect of electrical equipment work of that class; or
S. 38(da) inserted by No. 4/2020 s. 4(1).
(da) licensed under this Division as an electrical lineworker in respect of electrical linework of that class; or
S. 38(e) amended by No. 57/2009 s. 5.
(e) authorised under an accepted ESMS in respect of electrical work of that class.
Note to s. 38(e) inserted by No. 4/2020 s. 4(2).
Section 120GA prevents an accepted ESMS from authorising certain persons from carrying out certain classes of electrical linework.
S. 39 amended by No. 24/2006 s. 6.1.2(Sch. 7 item 15).