How to obtain a restricted electrical licence
To apply for a restricted electrical licence, a person must submit an application to the licensing authority. Application forms are available on request from the Department of Justice and Attorney-General.
Completed application forms should be submitted to the Department of Justice and Attorney-General with the attached fee and the required supporting documentation.
The application form should be accompanied by the following supporting documentation:
Documented evidence of the applicants' trade or calling.
A letter from the employer stating;
- the demonstrated need to perform a limited range of electrical work; and
- the scope of restricted electrical work to be undertaken.
When the required documentation is provided, the application will be submitted to the Department of Justice and Attorney-General for assessment. If the application is approved for restricted electrical training, the applicant will then be provided with information and advice appropriate to their needs.
This will include details of the units of competence to be achieved and their related work area categories. Before a permit to undertake the on-job training is issued, a current Resuscitation Certificate must be provided. The applicant then consults an RTO of their choice to arrange training.
Once the on-the-job and off-the-job competencies have been achieved, assessed and recorded in the logbook, the RTO provides a completion statement so that a licence may be issued.
Licences are normally endorsed with the relevant work area categories and units of competence, which assists persons engaging the licence holder in assessing the work that may be performed.
Once a restricted electrical licence has been issued, the licence holder may be subjected to audit by the licensing authority, to confirm that the required competencies are being maintained. The holder of a restricted electrical licence is required to demonstrate maintenance of restricted electrical competencies in the work area categories.
Note: A permit is required during this authorised period of training.
Persons who are not authorised to undertake training in this way are not permitted to carry out electrical work.
Failure to observe this may result in prosecution.
Last updated October 17, 2006
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