Miscellaneous
General Changes
Standards Referred to in the Regulations
All Standards and codes connected with the regulations will be reviewed for relevance. This will not involve any changes to the Standards and codes (unless stated in this discussion document) but will attempt to ensure the most relevant Standard or code is referenced either in whole or in part.
Building Industry Authority's exemptions
The Building Industry Authority has been incorporated into the Department of Building and Housing. It is proposed to retain this regulation with the appropriate name change.
Details to be provided in reporting accidents
Procedures regarding accident notifications were amended in the Electricity Act. These changes included that accident information should be reported to only one point (i.e. Department of Labour or Energy Safety) and this information would be shared between the agencies, rather than the reporting person having to report separately to each agency.
Regulation 106 outlines the details to be provided when reporting accidents. It is proposed that these requirements be carried forward, and also provide for email contact details along with telephone numbers and facsimile numbers.
Transitional Provisions
It is proposed that transitional provisions (Regulation 108) be carried forward but with revisions as appropriate.
Fees
Regulation 109 outlines the fees payable under Schedule 9. Schedule 9 provides for licensing processes, certificates of compliance, tradespersons certificates, warrants of electrical fitness and arbitrators. It is proposed to carry forward Schedule 9 but to reflect any amendments as appropriate. There is no proposal to change the existing fees.
Schedules
Schedules 1 to 7 of the Regulations relate to a group of regulations that are proposed to no longer exist in the regulations as they become Rules of the Electrical Workers Registration Board. This includes Schedule 1 (qualifications for registration as an electrician) that relates to Regulation 4, Schedule 5 (Conditions to be fulfilled by applicants for practicing licences) that relates to Regulation 15.
It is proposed that Schedules 1 to 7 are no longer continued.
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