Queensland Consolidated Regulations

ELECTRICAL SAFETY REGULATION 2013 - REG 83

83 Notice to regulator about approved safety switch and other matters

(1) The transferor of residential land must, within 90 days after the date of possession for the land, give the regulator a written notice stating all of the following information (
"transfer and safety switch information" )—

(a) the full names of the transferor and transferee;

(b) the addresses of the transferor and transferee immediately after the date of possession for the land;

(c) the property details of the land;

(d) the current use of the land;

(e) if there is an agreement for the transfer of the land—the date of the agreement;

(f) the date of possession for the land;

(g) whether an approved safety switch has been installed for the general purpose socket-outlets installed in the domestic residence on the land;

(h) whether the transferor has given the transferee written notice of whether an approved safety switch has been installed for the general purpose socket-outlets installed in the domestic residence on the land.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—15 penalty units.

(2) However, the transferor is not required to comply with subsection (1) if a properly completed combined form, together with an application for registration is given to—

(a) for an application for registration under the Land Act 1994 —the chief executive (land); or

(b) for an application for registration under the Land Title Act 1994 —the registrar.

(3) If a combined form is given under subsection (2) , the regulator may use only the transfer and safety switch information stated on the form.

(4) In this section—

"combined form" means a form that—

(a) gives transfer and safety switch information and information about a change of ownership required under other Acts; and

(b) may be given to the chief executive (land) or the registrar.

"registrar" see the Land Title Act 1994 , schedule 2 .