21Cost of inspection, &c., not to be passed on

21 Cost of inspection, &c., not to be passed on

(1)  Except as provided in subregulation (2) , a person responsible for defective electrical work must not seek to recover, from the owner or occupier of the premises where the electrical work was performed, a fee in respect of work required by a notice of defective electrical work.

Penalty:  In the case of –

(a) a body corporate, a fine not exceeding 50 penalty units; or

(b) a natural person, a fine not exceeding 25 penalty units.

(2)  A person responsible for defective electrical work may recover the cost of rectification of the defective electrical work from the owner or occupier of the premises where the work is located if –

(a) the defect in that work was caused by the conduct of a person other than the person responsible for the defective electrical work or his or her servant or agent; or

(b) the Administrator has issued permission to do so.