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Electricity Act 1992

General - Functions and powers of WorkSafe and Secretary

6: Inspection of works, etc

You could also call this:

“WorkSafe can check electrical things to make sure they're safe”

WorkSafe can check electrical things to make sure they’re safe. They can look at any electrical works, installations, appliances, or equipment at a reasonable time.

WorkSafe can go into places to do these checks. Before they do this, they need to tell the person in charge and the person who owns or lives in the place that they’re coming.

When WorkSafe is checking, they can look at fittings and equipment. They can also tell people to do things to make the place or equipment safe. WorkSafe can ask to see any documents that the law says people need to keep about electrical things.

This law applies even if other laws say something different about roads.

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Part 2 General
Functions and powers of WorkSafe and Secretary

6Inspection of works, etc

  1. For the purposes of performing any of WorkSafe's functions under this Act, WorkSafe may at any reasonable time inspect the whole or any part of any works, electrical installation, electrical appliance, or associated equipment.

  2. For the purposes of carrying out an inspection under this section, WorkSafe may enter and re-enter any place.

  3. Before carrying out any inspection under this section, WorkSafe shall give to the person who has control of the works, installation, electrical appliance, or associated equipment, and to the occupier of the land affected, reasonable notice of WorkSafe's intention to carry out the inspection.

  4. Where WorkSafe has entered any place under subsection (2), WorkSafe may—

  5. inspect any fittings or associated equipment:
    1. by notice in writing require any person whom WorkSafe reasonably believes to be for the time being in charge of the place, or of any fittings or associated equipment in the place, to take any specified action in respect of that place, those fittings, or that equipment that WorkSafe reasonably believes is necessary to render that place, those fittings, or that equipment safe:
      1. require any person who has control of the works, electrical installation, electrical appliance, or associated equipment to produce any document required by this Act or any regulations made under section 169 or section 170 to be kept by that person, and may examine and make copies of, or take extracts from, any such document.

        1. This section shall apply notwithstanding anything to the contrary in section 52 of the Government Roading Powers Act 1989.

        Compare
        • 1982 No 27 s 8
        Notes
        • Section 6(1): amended, on , by section 22 of the WorkSafe New Zealand Act 2013 (2013 No 94).
        • Section 6(2): amended, on , by section 22 of the WorkSafe New Zealand Act 2013 (2013 No 94).
        • Section 6(3): amended, on , by section 22 of the WorkSafe New Zealand Act 2013 (2013 No 94).
        • Section 6(4): amended, on , by section 22 of the WorkSafe New Zealand Act 2013 (2013 No 94).
        • Section 6(4)(b): amended, on , by section 22 of the WorkSafe New Zealand Act 2013 (2013 No 94).
        • Section 6(5): amended, on , by section 50(1) of the Land Transport Management Amendment Act 2008 (2008 No 47).