Part 10
Registration and licensing of electrical workers and employer licences

  • Part 10: substituted, on 1 April 2010, by section 13 of the Electricity Amendment Act 2006 (2006 No 70).

Subpart 1Electrical worker registration and licensing

  • Subpart 1 heading: inserted, on 1 April 2010, by section 13 of the Electricity Amendment Act 2006 (2006 No 70).

Classes of registration

  • Heading: inserted, on 1 April 2010, by section 13 of the Electricity Amendment Act 2006 (2006 No 70).

84 Classes of registration may be designated by Board
  • (1) The Board may, by notice in the Gazette,—

    • (a) designate classes of registration for the purposes of registration under this subpart; and

    • (b) specify for each of those classes the prescribed electrical work that a person is authorised to do, or assist in doing, by virtue of being a registered person of a particular class and holding a current practising licence.

    (2) The notice may describe the classes of registration in any way the Board thinks fit, including in 1 or more of the following ways:

    • (a) by reference to a name or form of words that is commonly understood by persons who carry out electrical work:

    • (b) by reference to an area of science or learning:

    • (c) by reference to tasks commonly performed.

    (3) In specifying the work that may be carried out by registered persons who hold current practising licences, the Board may impose limitations on the circumstances in which a registered person may do, or assist in doing, that work.

    Section 84: substituted, on 1 April 2010, by section 13 of the Electricity Amendment Act 2006 (2006 No 70).