Electrical Safety Regulation 2013

A person must not reconnect an electrical installation to a source of electricity supplied by a distribution entity unless the person is authorised to do so under subsection (2) or (3).Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.

A distribution entity is authorised to reconnect an electrical installation to a source of electricity if—

the distribution entity first performs a visual examination of the electrical installation and finds there are no serious defects; or

the distribution entity does not first perform a visual examination of the electrical installation, but all of the following circumstances apply—

the electrical installation was disconnected by the distribution entity inadvertently or because of debt;

the electrical installation has been disconnected for less than 1 month;

the reconnection is for the purpose of supplying the same consumer.

A licensed electrical contractor is authorised to reconnect a part of an electrical installation to a source of electricity if the contractor has rectified a serious defect that has caused a distribution entity or inspector to leave the part disconnected.

A distribution entity must keep a record, for at least 5 years, of all electrical installations that have been disconnected from a source of electricity supplied by the distribution entity and that, in the absence of authorisation under subsection (2) or (3), must not be reconnected.Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

A distribution entity may charge a consumer for an examination performed under subsection (2)(a) only if, at the consumer’s request, the examination is performed outside normal working hours.

This section does not apply to a reconnection if the reconnection, and the disconnection preceding it, are performed in the ordinary course of electrical work.