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Electricity Act 1992

Restrictions on electrical work - Exemptions

77: Exemption for trainees

You could also call this:

“Trainees can do some electrical work while learning to be an electrician”

You can do some electrical work if you are learning to be an electrician. This is called being a trainee. As a trainee, you can do electrical work that is allowed by the rules. You need to have a special certificate from the Board that says what work you can do. This certificate is called a limited certificate.

A trainee is someone who is learning how to do electrical work so they can become a registered electrician. This includes apprentices who are working in the electricity industry.

Even if you are a trainee, you can still do work under supervision as allowed by another rule (section 76).

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Part 9 Restrictions on electrical work
Exemptions

77Exemption for trainees

  1. A person may do, or assist in doing, any prescribed electrical work if—

  2. that work is within the limits prescribed in regulations made for the purposes of this section; and
    1. the person is a trainee in relation to the work; and
      1. the work done by that person is carried out in accordance with a limited certificate issued by the Board to the trainee under section 78.

        1. In this section, trainee—

        2. means a person who is undergoing instruction or training in any class of prescribed electrical work for the purpose of obtaining registration as a registered person; and
          1. includes an apprentice who is working in the electricity industry.

            1. This section does not prevent a trainee from doing, or assisting in doing, work under section 76 (which allows work to be done under supervision).

            Notes
            • Section 77: substituted, on , by section 13 of the Electricity Amendment Act 2006 (2006 No 70).