Western Australian Consolidated Regulations Western Australian Consolidated Regulations (1) In these
regulations —
electrical work means —
(a)
work —
(i)
on electrical machines or instruments; or
(ii)
on an electrical installation; or
(iii)
on electrical appliances or equipment,
to which electricity
is supplied or intended to be supplied at a nominal pressure exceeding
50 volts alternating current or 120 volts ripple free direct
current; and
(b) work
comprising an assessment of an electrical installation to ensure that the
installation and any work done on the installation complies with the
requirements of these regulations.
(2A) However the
definition of electrical work does not include work on components of a motor
vehicle, as defined in the Road Traffic Act 1974 section 5(1), that
operate on direct current.
(2) For the purposes
of the definition of electrical work it is immaterial —
(a)
whether or not the thing on or in relation to which the work is performed is
part of, or is connected to or to be connected to, any distribution works or
private generating plant; and
(b)
where work is performed on or in relation to any appliance, whether or not
electricity is supplied or may be supplied to the appliance through an
electric plug socket or socket outlet.
[Regulation 4A inserted in Gazette 10 May
2011 p. 1667; amended in Gazette 13 Apr 2012 p. 1652.]