Queensland Consolidated Regulations

ELECTRICAL SAFETY REGULATION 2013 - REG 43

43 Eligibility requirements for electrical mechanic licence, electrical linesperson licence, electrical fitter licence and electrical jointer licence

(1) This section prescribes eligibility requirements for the issue of the following classes of electrical work licence—

(a) an electrical mechanic licence;

(b) an electrical linesperson licence;

(c) an electrical fitter licence;

(d) an electrical jointer licence.

(2) To be issued a licence, an applicant must comply with subsection (3) , (4) or (5) .

(3) The applicant must have—

(a) satisfactorily finished an apprenticeship under the Further Education and Training Act 2014 to achieve competence in the trade work of the relevant trade; and

(b) satisfactorily finished a course of instruction decided by the regulator; and

(c) given the regulator a written statement that—

(i) states that the applicant is competent in the trade work of the relevant trade; and

(ii) is verified by the registered training organisation that issues a qualification or statement of attainment for training delivered to the applicant under the apprenticeship; and

(d) given the regulator a written statement that—

(i) states that the applicant has satisfactorily finished the training to be delivered under the training plan or training plans for the apprenticeship; and

(ii) is verified by a person conducting a business or undertaking who is a party to the training plan under which the applicant finished the apprenticeship; and

(e) satisfied the regulator the applicant is competent in the trade work of the relevant trade.

(4) The applicant must have—

(a) satisfactorily finished an apprenticeship outside Queensland that is, in the regulator’s opinion, at least equivalent to an apprenticeship mentioned in subsection (3) (a) ; and

(b) satisfactorily finished a course of instruction related to the apprenticeship that is, in the regulator’s opinion, at least equivalent to the course of instruction mentioned in subsection (3) (b) ; and

(c) given the regulator a written statement that—

(i) states that the applicant is competent in the trade work of the relevant trade; and

(ii) is verified by the equivalent non-Queensland training organisation that issues a qualification or statement of attainment for training delivered to the applicant under the apprenticeship; and

(d) given the regulator a written statement that—

(i) states that the applicant has satisfactorily finished the training to be delivered to the applicant under the apprenticeship; and

(ii) is verified by a person conducting a business or undertaking under whom the applicant finished the apprenticeship; and

(e) satisfied the regulator the applicant is competent in the trade work of the relevant trade.

(5) The applicant must satisfy the regulator that the applicant—

(a) has a relevant qualification; and

(b) has complied with the regulator’s examination requirements; and

(c) is competent in the trade work of the relevant trade.

(6) In this section—

"relevant expired licence" means—

(a) for the issue of an electrical mechanic licence—an expired electrical mechanic licence; or

(b) for the issue of an electrical linesperson licence—an expired electrical linesperson licence; or

(c) for the issue of an electrical fitter licence—an expired electrical fitter licence; or

(d) for the issue of an electrical jointer licence—an expired electrical jointer licence.

"relevant qualification" , for an applicant, means that the applicant—

(a) is the holder of—

(i) for the issue of an electrical mechanic licence—a current electrical fitter licence; or

(ii) for the issue of an electrical linesperson licence, an electrical fitter licence or an electrical jointer licence—a current electrical mechanic licence; or

(b) was the holder of a relevant expired licence that was issued under the Act ; or

(c) has served an apprenticeship to the calling of the relevant trade under the Further Education and Training Act 2014 , but has not satisfactorily finished the course of instruction mentioned in subsection (3) (b) ; or

(d) for the issue of an electrical mechanic licence or an electrical fitter licence—is the holder of a tradesman’s certificate within the meaning of the Tradespersons’ Rights Regulation Act 1946 (Cwlth) in the classification of the relevant trade; or

(e) is the holder of a certificate or other document issued by a relevant assessing authority stating that the holder’s skills are suitable for the occupation of the relevant trade.

"relevant trade" means—

(a) for the issue of an electrical mechanic licence—electrical mechanic; or

(b) for the issue of an electrical linesperson licence—electrical linesperson; or

(c) for the issue of an electrical fitter licence—electrical fitter; or

(d) for the issue of an electrical jointer licence—electrical jointer.