Queensland Consolidated Acts

ELECTRICAL SAFETY ACT 2002 - SECT 5

The purpose of this Act is to be achieved in the following ways—

(a) imposing obligations on persons who may affect the electrical safety of others by their acts or omissions;

(b) establishing benchmarks for industry and the community generally through—

(i) making regulations, ministerial notices and codes of practice about achieving electrical safety; and

(ii) introducing safety management systems for particular electricity entities;

(c) providing for the safety of all persons through licensing and discipline of persons who perform electrical work;

(d) providing for protection for consumers against failures of persons who perform electrical work to properly perform and complete the work;

(e) providing for the appointment of a commissioner of electrical safety to advise the Minister on electrical safety matters and to manage the activities of the Electrical Safety Board and its committees;

(f) establishing the Electrical Safety Board and its committees to—

(i) allow industry and the community to participate in developing strategies for improving electrical safety; and

(ii) participate in developing requirements for the licensing and discipline of persons who perform electrical work; and

(iii) promote community awareness about electrical safety; and

(iv) participate in developing requirements for the electrical safety of electrical equipment.