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Electricity Act 1992

Miscellaneous provisions - General electricity matters - Electricity safety instruments

169E: Minister may delegate approval of electricity safety instruments to WorkSafe

You could also call this:

“Minister can let WorkSafe make rules about electricity safety”

The Minister can give WorkSafe the power to approve, change, or cancel electricity safety rules. This must be done in writing. When WorkSafe has this power, they can’t give it to anyone else unless the Minister says it’s okay.

The Minister’s ability to give this power to WorkSafe might have some limits set by other laws. But the Minister can still give other powers to WorkSafe if other laws allow it.

When WorkSafe has this power, they can use it in the same way the Minister would, unless told otherwise. If WorkSafe acts like they have this power, people should assume they’re using it correctly unless proven otherwise.

Even when the Minister gives this power to WorkSafe, the Minister is still responsible for what happens. The Minister can still use this power themselves, too.

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Part 14 Miscellaneous provisions
General electricity matters: Electricity safety instruments

169EMinister may delegate approval of electricity safety instruments to WorkSafe

  1. The Minister may, either generally or specifically, delegate to WorkSafe the Minister’s power to approve, amend, or revoke an electricity safety instrument.

  2. A delegation under this section must be in writing.

  3. WorkSafe must not delegate the power to approve, amend, or revoke an electricity safety instrument delegated to it under subsection (1) except in accordance with the terms of the delegation.

  4. The power of the Minister to delegate under this section—

  5. is subject to any prohibitions, restrictions, or conditions contained in any other Act in relation to the delegation of the Minister’s functions or powers; but
    1. does not limit any power of delegation conferred on the Minister by any other Act.

      1. WorkSafe may, unless the delegation provides otherwise, exercise the power delegated to it under this section in the same manner, subject to the same restrictions, and with the same effect as if it had been conferred on WorkSafe directly.

      2. If WorkSafe purports to act under a delegation under this section, WorkSafe is, in the absence of proof to the contrary, presumed to be acting in accordance with the terms of the delegation.

      3. No delegation under this section affects or prevents the performance or exercise of any function or power by the Minister or affects the responsibility of the Minister for the actions of a person acting under the delegation.

      Notes
      • Section 169E: replaced, on , by section 7 of the Regulatory Systems (Immigration and Workforce) Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 10).