Electrical Safety Act 2002Electrical Safety (Codes of Practice) Notice 20131Short titleThis notice may be cited as the Electrical Safety (Codes of Practice) Notice 2013.2CommencementThis notice commences on 1 January 2014.3DictionaryThe dictionary in schedule 3 defines particular words used in this notice.4Notice of making of code of practice—Act, s 44(2)(1)An entry in schedule 1 naming a code of practice is notice for section 44(2) of the Act that the code of practice has been made by the Minister.Editor’s notes—
  • 1Codes of practice are available for inspection, without charge, during normal business hours at each department office dealing with electrical safety. See section 44(6) of the Act.
  • 2The codes of practice are also available on the department’s website.
    • (2)The commencement date mentioned in schedule 1, column 3 for each code of practice mentioned in column 2 of the schedule is included for information purposes only.Note—Under section 44(5) of the Act, a code of practice made under that section expires 10 years after its commencement date.s 4 amd 2019 SL No. 47 s 4; 2019 SL No. 270 s 4    5Notice of making of instrument amending code of practice—Act, s 44(2)(1)This section applies if an entry in schedule 1 for a code of practice states the code of practice has been amended by a ministerial instrument stated in the entry.(2)The entry is notice for section 44(2) of the Act that the ministerial instrument amending the code of practice has been made.6Notice of making of instrument repealing codes of practice—Act, s 44(2)(1)Subsection (2) applies if an entry in schedule 2 for a code of practice states the code of practice has been repealed by a ministerial instrument stated in the entry.(2)The entry is notice for section 44(2) of the Act that the ministerial instrument repealing the code of practice has been made.(3)The commencement date and repeal date mentioned in schedule 2, columns 3 and 4 for each code of practice mentioned in column 2 of the schedule are included for information purposes only.7Repeal of Electrical Safety (Codes of Practice) Notice 2002The Electrical Safety (Codes of Practice) Notice 2002, SL No. 262 is repealed.    Schedule 1Codes of practicesections 4 and 5Column 1ItemColumn 2Code of practiceColumn 3Commencement date1Construction and Operation of Solar Farms Code of Practice 2019•approved as a code of practice by MI 2019 No. 1•amended by MI 2019 No. 2 on 30 September 201913 May 20192Electrical Safety Code of Practice 2020—Electrical Equipment Rural Industry2 January 20203Electrical Safety Code of Practice 2020—Working Near Overhead and Underground Electric Lines2 January 20204Electrical Safety Code of Practice 2020—Works2 January 20205Electrical Safety Code of Practice 2013—Managing Electrical Risks in the Workplace1 January 2014
    sch 1 amd 2019 SL No. 47 s 5; 2019 SL No. 192 s 4; 2019 SL No. 270 s 5    Schedule 2Repealed codes of practicesection 6Column 1ItemColumn 2Code of practiceColumn 3Commencement dateColumn 4Repeal date1Electrical Safety Code of Practice 2010—Electrical Work•repealed by MI 2013 No. 21 January 20101 January 20142Electrical Safety Code of Practice 2010—Risk Management•repealed by MI 2013 No. 21 January 20101 January 2014
    Schedule 3Dictionarysection 3MI 2013 No. 1 ...sch 3 def MI 2013 No. 1 om 2019 SL No. 270 s 6MI 2013 No. 2 means the ministerial instrument called ‘Electrical Safety Repeal of Codes of Practice Notice 2013’.MI 2019 No. 1 means the ministerial instrument called ‘Work Health and Safety and Electrical Safety Approval of Codes of Practice (No. 1) 2019’.sch 3 def MI 2019 No. 1 ins 2019 SL No. 47 s 6MI 2019 No. 2 means the ministerial instrument called ‘Work Health and Safety and Electrical Safety Variation of Code of Practice (No. 1) 2019’.sch 3 def MI 2019 No. 2 ins 2019 SL No. 192 s 5ministerial instrument means an instrument made by the Minister amending or repealing a code of practice under the Act.