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Electricity Act 1992

Electrical codes of practice

36: Issue of electrical code of practice

You could also call this:

“WorkSafe makes rules to keep people safe around electricity”

WorkSafe can create electrical codes of practice. These codes are like rule books that help keep people safe when dealing with electricity. They can cover many things, such as:

How to design, build, install, import, or make electrical stuff.

What standards electricity should meet when it’s supplied to shops and homes.

How to use and look after electrical equipment.

How to inspect and maintain electrical installations and appliances.

How to keep people and property safe around electricity.

What training and qualifications people need to work with electricity safely.

How to check and approve the electrical systems in vehicles, movable buildings, and boats.

How to manage trees and plants near power lines to keep the electricity supply working.

WorkSafe can also change or cancel these codes of practice when needed. Every time they make a new code or change an existing one, they have to put the date on it.

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Part 4 Electrical codes of practice

36Issue of electrical code of practice

  1. WorkSafe may from time to time issue any instrument (in this Act referred to as an electrical code of practice) for the purposes of, or relating to,—

  2. the setting or endorsing of standards or specifications concerning the design, construction, installation, importation, or manufacture of works, electrical installations, fittings, electrical appliances, or associated equipment:
    1. the setting of standards in respect of electricity that is to be supplied to or used by electricity retailers and consumers:
      1. the operation or use of works, electrical installations, fittings, electrical appliances, or associated equipment:
        1. the inspection or maintenance of works, electrical installations, fittings, electrical appliances, or associated equipment:
          1. the safety of persons or property associated with or using works, electrical installations, fittings, electrical appliances, or associated equipment:
            1. the setting or endorsing of standards or requirements relating to—
              1. the training required for any specified class or classes of workers for the purposes of establishing and maintaining safety standards in relation to the generation, conversion, transformation, conveyance, and use of electricity:
                1. the levels of electrical or technical qualifications necessary for the carrying out of any specified class or classes of electrical work or for the holding of positions of electrical responsibility in any branch of the electrical industry or in any specified undertakings concerned with the particular application of electricity:
                2. the setting or endorsing of standards, specifications, or requirements relating to or concerning the periodic examination of connectable installations of vehicles, relocatable buildings, and pleasure vessels, or any of them, and the issue of warrants of electrical fitness in respect of such installations:
                  1. the setting or endorsing of standards, controls, or requirements for the whole or any part of any tree or vegetation to prevent the interruption of the supply of electricity or interference with the electrical supply system.

                    1. WorkSafe may from time to time issue an amendment or revocation of any electrical code of practice.

                    2. Every electrical code of practice and every amendment or revocation of an electrical code of practice shall show the date on which it was issued.

                    Compare
                    • 1968 No 125 ss 24A, 24B(1), (2)
                    • 1983 No 123 s 6
                    Notes
                    • Section 36(1): amended, on , by section 22 of the WorkSafe New Zealand Act 2013 (2013 No 94).
                    • Section 36(2): amended, on , by section 22 of the WorkSafe New Zealand Act 2013 (2013 No 94).