Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

ELECTRICITY SAFETY ACT 1971 - SECT 6

    (1)     A person who carries out electrical wiring work commits an offence if—

        (a)     the person does not ensure that the work—

              (i)     is tested in accordance with AS/NZS 3017 as in force when the test is carried out; and

              (ii)     complies with AS/NZS 3000 when the test is carried out; or

        (b)     within 14 days after the day the test is carried out, the person does not give the construction occupations registrar, or the owner of the installation for which the work was done, a report of the test in a form approved by the registrar under section 65.

Maximum penalty: 5 penalty units.

    (2)     Subsection (1) does not apply to—

        (a)     electrical wiring work prescribed by regulation; or

        (b)     electrical wiring work carried out in circumstances prescribed by regulation.

    (3)     A person who has given the construction occupations registrar a report under subsection (1) (b) commits an offence if—

        (a)     the registrar asks the person, in writing and within 2 years after receiving the report, for a copy of the report; and

        (b)     the person does not give a copy of the report to the registrar within 14 days after the day the request is made.

Maximum penalty: 5 penalty units.

    (4)     An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.