Western Australian Consolidated Regulations Western Australian Consolidated Regulations (1A) In this
regulation —
flexible cord has the meaning given in the
Australian/New Zealand Wiring Rules clause 1.4.36;
professionally qualified engineer means a person
who —
(a)
holds a power electrical engineering specialisation; and
(b) is,
or is eligible to be, a member of the body known as Engineers Australia
otherwise than at the grade of student;
servicing , in relation to an electrical
appliance, portable sub‑distribution board or residual current device,
means —
(a)
identifying a faulty component of the appliance, board or device and replacing
it with a component having an equal or substantially similar engineering
specification; or
(b)
affixing a flexible cord to the appliance, board or device.
(1) Subject to this
regulation, a person who carries out any electrical work commits an offence
unless the carrying out of that work by that person is authorised by a licence
or permit.
(2)
Subregulation (1) does not apply —
(a) to
work carried out on a communications or computer system, or a radio or
television transmitter or receiver but does apply to an electricity supply
circuit thereto having a nominal pressure exceeding 50 volts alternating
current or 120 volts ripple free direct current; or
(b)
to —
(i)
the mechanical assembly or winding of armatures, stators,
rotors, field coils or other like equipment; or
(ii)
the manufacture or assembly, at the place of manufacture,
of equipment, or parts thereof, on a repetitive basis,
except to the extent
that the work involves the final testing of the equipment or the connection of
the equipment to an installation; or
(c) to
work carried out for, and as authorised by, a network operator on poles,
towers and overhead lines including the final connection and testing of
circuits by persons trained in electrical linework; or
(d) to
work carried out in jointing and capping underground cables of all kinds by
persons trained in electrical cable jointing work; or
(e) to
work carried out on any network operator service apparatus by a person
authorised by the relevant network operator; or
(f) to
the installation of poles, towers and overhead lines not involving the final
connection or testing of circuits; or
(g) to
the underground installation of under ground cables, cable ducts, conduits and
cable support systems (excluding the final connection or testing of circuits);
or
(h) to
the affixing of a plug, electrical appliance plug or cord extension socket to
a flexible cord used or intended to be used to connect an electrical
appliance, portable sub‑distribution board or residual current device to
a plug socket outlet through which electricity is supplied or to be supplied
at a nominal pressure not exceeding 1 000 volts alternating current
or 1 500 volts direct current; or
(ia) to
the testing and servicing of —
(i)
an electrical appliance; or
(ii)
a portable sub‑distribution board; or
(iii)
a residual current device,
connected, or to be
connected, by means of a plug and flexible cord to a plug socket outlet
through which electricity is supplied or to be supplied at a nominal pressure
not exceeding 1 000 volts alternating current or 1 500 volts direct
current; or
(i)
to work done in the course of training for a restricted
licence if the work is done under the supervision of a person who holds an
electrician’s licence or a restricted licence that authorises the holder
of the licence to carry out electrical work of the kind to be done by the
person under supervision; or
(j) to
electrical work (excluding permanent installation work) performed as part of
an educational or training course in a trade or technical school, college,
university or other training institution, if performed by or under the
supervision of a person who, in the opinion of the person at the institution
responsible for the educational or training course, is competent to perform or
supervise that electrical work; or
(k) to
such other kinds of electrical work as the Director after consultation with
the Board declares, by order published in the Gazette , to be work that may be
carried out by persons not holding a licence or permit; or
(l) to
the installation of electric fences for security or stock control purposes
(but does apply to the installation of an electricity supply circuit, having a
nominal pressure exceeding 50 volts alternating current or 120 volts
ripple free direct current, to such a fence); or
(m) to
electrical work carried out for law enforcement purposes according to a safety
management plan approved by the Director; or
(n)
to —
(i)
the detailed inspection of an electrical installation,
including switchboards and equipment; or
(ii)
the measurement of electrical parameters (such as
voltage, current or energy) at any part of an electrical installation; or
(iii)
the commissioning of, or the finding of faults in, an
electrical installation (including any required disconnection or reconnection
of electrical components and equipment),
carried out by a
professionally qualified electrical engineer with experience relating to
electrical installing work; or
(o) to
the installation of a modular wiring system to be attached to, or included in,
office furniture or partitioning if —
(i)
the system has been —
(I) approved for installation by the
Director or by a person recognised by the Director to be a competent authority
for the purpose of giving that approval; or
(II) certified as
suitable for installation by an authority constituted under the laws of
another State or a Territory with functions relating to the regulation of
electrical work;
and
(ii)
the person who carries out the installation ensures that
the modular wiring system is checked and tested for safety by an electrician
before the system is energised for the first time after its installation.
(2a) A person
who —
(a) is
not the holder of an electrical contractor’s licence or an
in‑house electrical installing work licence; and
(b)
carries out any electrical work referred to in subregulation (2)(f) or
(g) on an electrical installation of a consumer,
shall ensure that,
when the electrical work is completed, the electrical installation is checked,
tested, and certified as complying with these regulations by a person who is
the holder of such a licence.
(3) The Director may,
by order published in the Gazette , vary or revoke an order under
subregulation (2)(k).
[Regulation 19 amended in Gazette
23 Dec 1994 p. 7134 and 7135; 6 Sep 1996
p. 4412; 31 Dec 2007 p. 6497‑500, 6537
and 6539; 17 May 2011 p. 1814‑15.]