Requirement for electrical safety inspection and test
94 Requirement for electrical safety inspection and test
A person conducting a business or undertaking must, before the start of the installation in a building of electrically conductive ceiling insulation, obtain a certificate from a licensed electrical contractor stating that the contractor—
has inspected and tested the existing electrical installation in the ceiling structure of the building; and
is satisfied that the existing electrical installation in the ceiling structure of the building is electrically safe.
Note—
ES Act—section 30 (see section 8)
The person conducting a business or undertaking must keep the certificate mentioned in subsection (1) for at least 5 years after the person is given the certificate.Maximum penalty for subsection (2)—20 penalty units.
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