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Electricity Safety Regulation 2004
SL2004-37
made under the
Electricity Safety Act 1971
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About this republication
The republished law
This is a republication of the Electricity Safety Regulation 2004, made under the Electricity Safety
Act 1971 (including any amendment made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 (Editorial
changes)) as in force on 12 December 2023. It also includes any commencement, amendment,
repeal or expiry affecting this republished law to 12 December 2023.
The legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3
and 4.
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Penalties
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Contents
Page
1 Name of regulation 2
1A Electrical wiring rules—Act s 3B (1), def electrical wiring rules, par (c) 2
2 Exemption from inspection etc—Act, s 4 2
3 Exemption from AS/NZS 3000—Act, s 5 (3) and s 6 (2) 2
4 Exemption from Act, s 5 and s 6—Act, s 5 (3) and s 6 (2) 3
5 Articles of electrical equipment to bear registration number—Act, s 19 4
6 Application of AS/NZS 3000 to streetlight network 4
Endnotes
1 About the endnotes 5
2 Abbreviation key 5
3 Legislation history 6
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4 Amendment history 8
5 Earlier republications 9
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1 Name of regulation
This regulation is the Electricity Safety Regulation 2004.
1A Electrical wiring rules—Act s 3B (1), def electrical wiring
rules, par (c)
(1) A code of practice for any of the following is prescribed:
(a) a construction occupation, or class of construction occupation,
in relation to which a licence authorises electrical wiring work
under the Construction Occupations (Licensing)
Regulation 2004;
(b) the doing or supervision of electrical wiring work.
(2) In this section:
code of practice—see the Construction Occupations (Licensing)
Act 2004, dictionary.
2 Exemption from inspection etc—Act, s 4
The wiring or a component of an electrical installation for a lift or
escalator being installed on the load side of a circuit-breaker in the
motor room for the lift or escalator is a prescribed circumstance.
3 Exemption from AS/NZS 3000—Act, s 5 (3) and s 6 (2)
(1) The Act, section 5 (1) does not apply if the construction occupations
registrar is satisfied that—
(a) the electrical wiring work—
(i) began before the day when a revised edition of
AS/NZS 3000 is published and is finished after that day; or
(ii) is finished before the end of the period of 6 months starting
on the day when a revised edition of AS/NZS 3000 is
published; and
Section 4
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(b) the electrical wiring work complies with AS/NZS 3000 as in
effect before the publication of the revised edition; and
(c) the electrical wiring work otherwise complies with the
requirements of the electrical wiring rules (other than
AS/NZS 3000).
Note Electrical wiring rules—see the Act, s 3B.
(2) The Act, section 6 (2) does not apply if the construction occupations
registrar is satisfied that—
(a) the electrical wiring work—
(i) began before the day when a revised edition of
AS/NZS 3000 is published and is finished after that day; or
(ii) is finished before the end of the period of 6 months starting
on the day when a revised edition of AS/NZS 3000 is
published; and
(b) the electrical wiring work complies with AS/NZS 3000 as in
effect before the publication of the revised edition; and
(c) the electrical wiring work otherwise complies with the
requirements of the electrical wiring rules (other than
AS/NZS 3000).
4 Exemption from Act, s 5 and s 6—Act, s 5 (3) and s 6 (2)
Electrical wiring work consisting of the installation of the wiring or a
component of an electrical installation for a lift or escalator on the
load side of a circuit-breaker in the motor room for the lift or escalator
is prescribed.
Section 5
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5 Articles of electrical equipment to bear registration
number—Act, s 19
Each article of electrical equipment to which a registered declaration
of compliance relates must be marked, stamped or labelled by
attaching the registration number of the declaration to, or writing that
number indelibly on, the article.
6 Application of AS/NZS 3000 to streetlight network
(1) This section applies to the streetlight network.
(2) The streetlight network is taken to comply with AS/NZS 3000 if the
streetlight network complies with a specific design and installation
method in AS/NZS 3000, part 1, whether or not AS/NZS 3000, part 2
can be met.
(3) In this section:
streetlight network—see the Utilities Act 2000, section 229.
Endnotes
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Endnotes
1 About the endnotes
Amending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and the
amendment history. Current modifications are not included in the republished law
but are set out in the endnotes.
Not all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 are
annotated in the amendment history. Full details of any amendments can be
obtained from the Parliamentary Counsel’s Office.
Uncommenced amending laws are not included in the republished law. The details
of these laws are underlined in the legislation history. Uncommenced expiries are
underlined in the legislation history and amendment history.
If all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered
provisions gives details of previous and current numbering.
The endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.
2 Abbreviation key
A = Act NI = Notifiable instrument
AF = Approved form o = order
am = amended om = omitted/repealed
amdt = amendment ord = ordinance
AR = Assembly resolution orig = original
ch = chapter par = paragraph/subparagraph
CN = Commencement notice pres = present
def = definition prev = previous
DI = Disallowable instrument (prev...) = previously
dict = dictionary pt = part
disallowed = disallowed by the Legislative r = rule/subrule
Assembly reloc = relocated
div = division renum = renumbered
exp = expires/expired R[X] = Republication No
Gaz = gazette RI = reissue
hdg = heading s = section/subsection
IA = Interpretation Act 1967 sch = schedule
ins = inserted/added sdiv = subdivision
LA = Legislation Act 2001 SL = Subordinate law
LR = legislation register sub = substituted
LRA = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996 underlining = whole or part not commenced
mod = modified/modification or to be expired
Endnotes
3 Legislation history
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3 Legislation history
This regulation was made as part of the Construction Occupations Legislation
Amendment Act 2004 (see A2004-13 amdt 2.37 and sch 2) and is taken to have been
made under the Electricity Safety Act 1971 A1971-30 (see s 131 (1) as ins by
A2004-13 amdt 2.37) as the Electricity Safety Regulations 2004. It was renamed
under the Legislation Act 2001.
Electricity Safety Regulation 2004 SL2004-37
taken to have been notified LR 26 March 2004 (A1971-30, s 131 (3) (a)
as ins by A2004-13 amdt 2.37)
s 1 taken to have commenced 26 March 2004 (LA s 75 (1))
remainder commenced 1 September 2004 (A1971-30, s 131 (3) (b) as
ins by A2004-13 amdt 2.37)
as amended by
Planning, Building and Environment Legislation Amendment
Act 2013 A2013-15 pt 6
notified LR 21 May 2013
s 1, s 2 commenced 21 May 2013 (LA s 75 (1))
pt 6 commenced 22 May 2013 (s 2)
Construction and Energy Efficiency Legislation Amendment Act 2014
A2014-2 pt 6
notified LR 5 March 2014
s 1, s 2 commenced 5 March 2014 (LA s 75 (1))
pt 6 commenced 6 March 2014 (s 2)
Utilities (Streetlight Network) Legislation Amendment Act 2017
A2017-19 pt 3
notified LR 15 June 2017
s 1, s 2 commenced 15 June 2017 (LA s 75 (1))
pt 3 commenced 16 June 2017 (s 2)
Building and Construction Legislation Amendment Act 2018 A2018-4
pt 4
notified LR 1 March 2018
s 1, s 2 commenced 1 March 2018 (LA s 75 (1))
pt 4 commenced 2 March 2018 (s 2)
Endnotes
Legislation history 3
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Building and Construction Legislation Amendment Act 2023
A2023-55 pt 9
notified LR 11 December 2023
s 1, s 2 commenced 11 December 2023 (LA s 75 (1))
pt 9 commenced 12 December 2023 (s 2 (4))
Endnotes
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4 Amendment history
Name of regulation
s 1 am R2 LA
Electrical wiring rules—Act s 3B (1), def electrical wiring rules, par (c)
s 1A ins A2023-55 s 55
Exemption from inspection etc—Act, s 4
s 2 hdg sub A2014-2 s 28
s 2 sub A2013-15 s 10
Exemption from AS/NZS 3000—Act, s 5 (3) and s 6 (2)
s 3 hdg sub A2014-2 s 29
s 3 am A2014-2 s 30
sub A2018-4 s 13
Application of AS/NZS 3000 to streetlight network
s 6 om A2014-2 s 31
ins A2017-19 s 5
Articles of electrical equipment—labelling
s 8 om A2014-2 s 32