Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATIONS 2011 - REG 157

  (1)   A person conducting a business or undertaking must ensure that electrical work on energised electrical equipment is not carried out unless:

  (a)   it is necessary in the interests of health and safety that the electrical work is carried out on the equipment while the equipment is energised; or

Example:   It may be necessary that life - saving equipment remain energised and operating while electrical work is carried out on the equipment.

  (b)   it is necessary that the electrical equipment to be worked on is energised in order for the work to be carried out properly; or

  (c)   it is necessary for the purposes of testing required under regulation   155; or

  (d)   there is no reasonable alternative means of carrying out the work.

Penalty:

  (a)   In the case of an individual--$6   000.

  (b)   In the case of a body corporate--$30   000.

Note:   Section   12F of the Act provides that strict liability applies to each physical element of each offence under the Act, unless otherwise stated. The reference in section   12F of the Act includes these Regulations.

  (2)   The electrical work that may be carried out under paragraph   (1)(a), (b) or (d) may include testing of the energised electrical equipment.