Queensland Consolidated Regulations

ELECTRICAL SAFETY REGULATION 2013 - REG 84

84 Installation of approved safety switch in domestic residences

(1) An owner of residential land must ensure, within 90 days after the date of possession, that an approved safety switch is installed for any general purpose socket-outlet installed in the domestic residence on the land.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—15 penalty units.

(2) In this section—

"owner" , of residential land, means the person registered or entitled to be registered, immediately after the transfer date for the land—

(a) under the Land Act 1994 , as a lessee, or personal representative of a deceased lessee, of the land; or

(b) under the Land Title Act 1994 , as an owner, or the personal representative of an owner, of the land.