New South Wales Consolidated Acts

ELECTRICITY (CONSUMER SAFETY) ACT 2004 - SECT 32

32 Responsibilities of persons concerning the safety of electrical installations

(cf 1946 No 13, s 29)

(1) A responsible person for an electrical installation in a place must, to the best of the person’s ability and knowledge, ensure that such parts of the electrical installation as may be prescribed by the regulations are maintained in accordance with the regulations while the electrical installation remains connected to the source of the supply of electricity.

Maximum penalty: 500 penalty units (in the case of a corporation) and 150 penalty units (in any other case).

(2) A responsible person for an electrical installation in a place must not connect the electrical installation or any part of it, or cause the installation or any part of it to be connected, to the source of supply of electricity if the installation has been lawfully disconnected for reasons of safety until the installation has been made safe.

Maximum penalty: 500 penalty units (in the case of a corporation) and 150 penalty units (in any other case).

(3) In this section, "responsible person", in relation to an electrical installation in a place, means:

(a) the occupier of the place, or

(b) if there is no occupier, any owner of the place.