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How to use this policy

It is not the intent of the policy to eliminate or reduce reference to the Act or the Regulation. Rather the document seeks to identify legislation relevant to the eligibility and other requirements for an electrical licence and then link the legislative requirements to the practical application i.e. the standard or evidence required to satisfy the chief executive of eligibility. To assist users, each section generally consists of three components distinguished by different formatting:

Application of the legislation – identified in boxes directly under the corresponding legislative provisions. The boxes are headed either 'standard to satisfy the chief executive', 'considerations by the chief executive', 'examples' or 'note'. When a number of options are available to satisfy the eligibility criteria or eligibility can only be determined by working through a number of steps users are referred to a relevant attachment included at the end of the document.

Change control

Version

Description of changes

Date

1

Amend section 5 to align with operational practice, formatting changes Attachment H

16 January 2004

2

Amendments to align operational practices, policy decisions and changes to legislation/training frameworks

September 2004

3

Amendment to Attachment G to include Yeronga Institute of TAFE as an RTO

October 2004

4

Amend section 9, standard to satisfy the chief executive of insurance

December 2004

5

Amendment to section 3 to include electronic information, Attachment C to reflect policy intent and Attachment G to update approved courses

April 2005

6

Inclusion of hardship provision

September 2006

7

Remove hardship provision (15), add a disclaimer, add definitions for 'calling', 'ESO', 'NTIS', 'QTIS' and COAG Declaration, add new defence force section (2), add new cancellation section (15), amendments to sections 3,7,8 and 10 and Attachments A & B (COAG Ministerial Declaration), section 4 (identification requirements for companies), section 10 (business experience for QBPs and ex-ESO inspectors experience relevant to QTPs), sections 12 and 13 (medical exemptions), section 14 (IS42 and use of personal information), machinery of government changes, minor other information updates and general formatting changes.

May 2007

8

Add eligibility requirements for EWTP (6), amendment to transitional provisions (9 and Attachment C and F) and other amendments to align operational practices, policy decisions and changes to legislation/training frameworks.

February 2008
8a Minor amendment to section 10 to clarify policy intent in relation to QTP eligibility. March 2008

9

Add provisions for overseas skills assessment and scope of work, amended restricted electrical licence categories, and other minor amendments to align with recent legislation changes.

September 2008

Last updated 22 July 2009