Electricity (Licensing) Regulations 1991

An electrical contractor who carries out electrical installing work, or causes electrical installing work to be carried out, must ensure that —

any electrician employed or engaged by the electrical contractor to carry out any of the electrical installing work —

has had appropriate training; and

holds a current licence; and

is competent to carry out the work;

when the electrical installing work is completed —

it is checked and tested; and

the electrical installation is safe to use;

the electrical installing work is completed to a trade finish.

This regulation does not limit the application of regulation 49B to an electrician who is employed or engaged by an electrical contractor to carry out electrical installing work.

A person referred to in regulation 33(2)(a) who carries out electrical installing work or causes a person employed by him or her to carry out any electrical installing work and any person who is a nominated person under regulation 37(1)(a) shall comply with regulations 51, 52, 52B, 52BA and 52C as if he or she were an electrical contractor except to the extent that he or she is exempted in writing by the Director from the requirement to so comply and subject to such conditions as are imposed in respect of such exemption.

A person shall not employ, engage or instruct a person who is not licensed under these regulations to carry out any electrical work in relation to which a licence is required under these regulations.