11Eligibility for electrical practitioner’s licence

11 Eligibility for electrical practitioner’s licence

(1)  A person is eligible to hold an electrical practitioner's licence if –

(a) he or she has successfully completed an approved course of training, including practical training; or

(b) he or she holds, in a reciprocating jurisdiction, a licence that is equivalent to an electrical practitioner's licence; or

(c) having been issued an electrical practitioner's licence under subregulation (3) which is subject to conditions, he or she has satisfied those conditions; or

(d) he or she has other qualifications and experience that, in the opinion of the Administrator, are sufficient for the issue of an electrical practitioner's licence; or

(e) on an assessment by an approved body, he or she has been issued with a document satisfactory to the Administrator which attests to the person's competency in an approved occupation, trade or calling and, in the opinion of the Administrator, he or she has made substantial progress towards meeting the requirements of paragraph (a) and is likely to satisfy those requirements within a period of 12 months.

(2)  In considering an application for an electrical practitioner’s licence, the Administrator may take into account –

(a) whether the applicant has previously been refused an electrical practitioner's licence or an equivalent or similar licence or authority in a reciprocating jurisdiction; or

(b) whether the applicant has previously had an electrical practitioner's licence, or an equivalent or similar licence or authority in a reciprocating jurisdiction, suspended or cancelled.

(3)  The Administrator may, if expedient to do so having regard to the objects of the Act –

(a) issue an electrical practitioner's licence to a person who is not qualified to hold it under subregulation (1) , unconditionally or subject to conditions that the Administrator considers appropriate, if the Administrator is satisfied that the applicant has other suitable qualifications or experience; or

(b) refuse an application for an electrical practitioner's licence made by a person who is qualified to hold it under , if the Administrator has other proper reasons for so refusing it.