Electricity (Licensing) Regulations 1991

Subject to subregulations (2a) and (2B), a person shall carry out electrical work in accordance with the requirements of —

the Australian/New Zealand Wiring Rules; and

the WA Electrical Requirements issued by the Director in August 2021 and published in the Gazette on 6 April 2022 at page 2541; and

the standards specified in Schedule 2; and

the Code of Practice for Persons Working on or Near Energised Electrical Installations issued by the Director in November 2017 and published in the Gazette on 1 December 2017 at pages 5801 to 5812, as corrected in the Gazette of 6 April 2018 at page 1217.

The Director may, in relation to electrical work to be carried out on an electrical installation of a consumer —

vary the requirements referred to in subregulation (1); or

specify that one or more of those requirements do not apply; or

specify that one or more requirements apply in addition to those requirements,

A standard or an amendment published by Standards Australia to a standard referred to in subregulation (1)(a) or (c) does not have effect for the purposes of that subregulation until —

a day declared by the Director by notice published in the Gazette; or

if no day is declared —

the day, if any, specified in the standard or the amendment to the standard as the day on which the standard, or the amendment, comes into effect (the commencement day); or

if there is no commencement day specified in the standard or the amendment to the standard — until 6 months after the day on which the standard, or the amendment, is published by Standards Australia.

If a code or standard referred to in subregulation (1)(a) or (c) is inconsistent with the W A Electrical Requirements, the W A Electrical Requirements prevail to the extent of the inconsistency.

A person who employs an electrical worker shall not cause or permit the electrical worker to carry out electrical work contrary to this regulation.