Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

ELECTRICITY (AMENDMENT) ACT 1999 (NO. 53 OF 1999) - SECT 2

    This Act commences on the day on which it is notified in the Gazette .

3.     Principal Act

    In this Act, “Principal Act” means the Electricity Act 1971 . ¹

4.     Interpretation

    Section 3 of the Principal Act is amended—

    (a)     by omitting from the definition of “electrical installation” in subsection (1) “supplied by the Authority”; and

    (b)     by omitting the definition of “electrical wiring work” in subsection (1) and substituting the following definition:

“ ‘electrical wiring work' means the actual physical work of installing, altering or repairing an electrical installation other than—

        (a)     an electrical installation that operates at extra low voltage; or

        (b)     telecommunications cabling or equipment that operates at a voltage not exceeding 90 volts alternating current;”.

5.     Persons who may carry out electrical wiring work

    Section 25 of the Principal Act is amended—

    (a)     by omitting from paragraph (b) “or”;

    (b)     by inserting after paragraph (c) the following paragraphs:

    “(d)     a trainee who—

              (i)     is undertaking an accredited course which includes instruction in electrical wiring work;

              (ii)     is employed by the holder of an electrical contractor's licence; and

              (iii)     is working under the direction or supervision of the holder of an electrician's licence, Grade A who is the holder, or is an employee of the holder, of the electrical contractor's licence; or

        (e)     a student at a secondary college in the Territory who—

              (i)     is undertaking an accredited course which includes instruction in electrical wiring work; and

              (ii)     is working under the direction or supervision of the holder of an electrician's licence, Grade A who is the holder, or is an employee of the holder, of an electrical contractor's licence.”; and

    (c)     by adding at the end the following subsection:

“(2)     In this section—

‘accredited course' see Vocational Education and Training Act 1995 , subsection 4 (1), definition of ‘accredited course';

‘trainee' see Vocational Education and Training Act 1995 , subsection 4 (1), definition of ‘trainee'.”.