Electricity Act 1992

143 Disciplinary offence

• For the purposes of this Part, a person to whom this Part applies is guilty of a disciplinary offence if that person is found, in any proceedings under this Part, or in any appeal under Part 12,—

  • (a) to have carried out or caused to be carried out prescribed electrical work—

    • (i) in a negligent or incompetent manner; or

    • (ii) in a manner contrary to any enactment relating to electrical supply or prescribed electrical work that was in force at the time the work was done; or

  • (b) to have intentionally or negligently created a risk of serious harm to any person, or a risk of significant property damage, through—

    • (i) having used or caused to be used faulty or improper fittings; or

    • (ii) having carried out or caused to be carried out any prescribed electrical work; or

  • (c) to have failed to have complied with a term or condition of the person's registration or licence; or

  • (d) to have done prescribed electrical work that, under the terms of any restriction or limitation that applies to the prescribed electrical work that the person may do, the person is not authorised to do; or

  • (e) to have intentionally deceived or attempted to deceive any registered person who is authorised to test and certify prescribed electrical work by—

    • (i) purposely concealing inferior work or inferior fittings used as part of any works or electrical installation; or

    • (ii) making any false or misleading statement (whether in writing or not) to that person; or

  • (f) to have failed to provide any return required under any enactment relating to prescribed electrical work or to have provided a false or misleading return; or

  • (g) to have employed, directed, or permitted any unauthorised person to do any prescribed electrical work.

  Section 143: substituted, on 1 April 2010, by section 13 of the Electricity Amendment Act 2006 (2006 No 70).