New South Wales Repealed Acts New South Wales Repealed ActsThis legislation has been repealed.
(1) For the purpose of causing an electrical installation to be free from any defect or circumstance that is likely to cause fire or otherwise make the installation unsafe, a consumer must, to the best of the consumer’s ability and knowledge, ensure that the prescribed parts of the electrical installation, while the electrical installation remains connected to the source of the supply of electricity, are maintained in accordance with the regulations.
(2) A consumer must not connect the consumer’s electrical installation or any part of it, or cause the installation or any part 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: 20 penalty units.