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Electricity Act 1992

Miscellaneous provisions - General electricity matters - Offences

162: Offence to engage in prescribed electrical work in breach of section 74

You could also call this:

“You can get in trouble for doing electrical work you're not allowed to do”

If you do certain types of electrical work that you’re not allowed to do according to section 74, you’re breaking the law. This applies even if you’re just helping someone else do this work. If you get caught, you could be in big trouble. If you’re caught as an individual, you might have to pay up to $50,000. If you’re a company and you get caught, you might have to pay up to $250,000. It’s important to make sure you’re allowed to do electrical work before you start, so you don’t end up breaking this law.

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Part 14 Miscellaneous provisions
General electricity matters: Offences

162Offence to engage in prescribed electrical work in breach of section 74

  1. Every person who does, or assists in doing, any prescribed electrical work in breach of section 74 commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $50,000 in the case of an individual, or $250,000 in the case of a body corporate.

Notes
  • Section 162: substituted, on , by section 22 of the Electricity Amendment Act 2006 (2006 No 70).
  • Section 162: amended, on , by section 413 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (2011 No 81).