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Electricity suppliers and distribution entities

Who are prescribed electrical entities?

The Electrical Safety Act 2002 (PDF, 788 KB) refers to prescribed electrical entities. The Electrical Safety Regulation 2002 (PDF, 1 MB) lists the following electricity distribution and transmission entities in this definition:

What are an electrical entity’s ‘works’?

This refers to the electrical equipment and electric lines associated with equipment, controlled or operated by the entity, to generate, transform, transmit or supply electricity.

What does the law say
Legal requirements for the electrical industry, including the Act, Regulation and codes of practice

Incident notification for electricity entities
Serious electrical incident, dangerous electrical event, what to report and when

Safety management guidelines
safety management system, improve safety performance

Network safety
Protective earthing, underground cables, supporting structures, performance requirements

Last updated July 16, 2009

Resources

Report an incident

Workplace Electrocution Project - Report by the Queensland Ombudsman

For more information contact:

Queensland Government

Electrical safety infoline 1300 650 662

Learn more about the energy industry with the Department of Energy