Australian Capital Territory Current Regulations Australian Capital Territory Current Regulations(1) A person conducting a business or undertaking that includes the carrying out of construction work must comply with AS/NZS 3012:2019 (Electrical installations—Construction and demolition sites).
Maximum penalty: tier E monetary penalty.
Note 1 Strict liability applies to each physical element of each offence under this regulation, unless otherwise stated (see s 6A).
Note 2 AS/NZS 3012:2019 does not need to be notified under the
title="A2001-14">Legislation Actbecause s 47 (5) does not apply (see s 15 and the href="http://www.legislation.act.gov.au/a/2001-14" title="A2001-14">Legislation Act
, s 47 (7)). The standard may be purchased at www.standards.org.au
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(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), AS/NZS 3012:2019 (Electrical installations—Construction and demolition sites) applies as if any term that is defined in that Standard and that is also defined in the Act or this regulation has the same meaning as it has in the Act or this regulation.
(3) If any requirement in AS/NZS 3012:2019 (Electrical installations—Construction and demolition sites) deals with the same matter as a requirement under this part, it is sufficient that the person conducting the business or undertaking complies with the requirement in AS/NZS 3012:2019 as modified by subsection (2).