Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) An electrical installation is a group of items of electrical equipment.
(2) However, a group of items of electrical equipment is an electrical installation only if—
(a) all the items are permanently electrically connected together; and
(b) the items do not include items that are works; and
(c) electricity can be supplied to the group from works or from a generating source.
(3) An item of electrical equipment can be part of more than 1 electrical installation.
(4) For subsection (2)(a)—
(a) an item of electrical equipment connected to electricity by a plug and socket outlet is not permanently electrically connected; and
(b) connection achieved through using works must not be taken into consideration for deciding whether items of electrical equipment are electrically connected.
Examples of an electrical installation under this section—
the switchboard, wiring, lighting, socket outlets and other electrical equipment permanently connected for a shop in a shopping centre
the switchboard, wiring, lighting, socket outlets and other electrical equipment permanently connected for a house or residential unit
the switchboard, wiring, lighting, socket outlets and other electrical equipment permanently connected for a shopping centre. The electrical installation for the shopping centre generally includes the electrical installations for the individual shops
the switchboard, wiring, lighting, socket outlets and other electrical equipment permanently connected for a residential unit complex. The electrical installation for the residential unit complex generally includes the electrical installations for the individual residential units
the switchboard, wiring, lighting, socket outlets and other electrical equipment permanently connected within a caravan