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Is your electrician licensed?

Online register of electrical licence holders

Consumers can check whether their electrician is properly licensed following the launch earlier this year of an online register of electrical licence holders by the Department of Industrial Relations.

The register is the latest in a series of Queensland Government initiatives that discourage do-it-yourself electrical work and promote the use of licensed electricians.

It builds on the recent television campaign by the Electrical Safety Office that raised awareness of the dangers of do-it-yourself electrical work, and the fines and prosecutions that unlicensed electrical work and contracting work can attract.

The new service provides more than just a list of licensed contractors. It records the various types of electrical licences so that consumers know what to look for. It also explains differences between an installation contractor and restricted contractor, and cautions consumers to use only the services of an electrical contractor with the correct licence to perform the work.

Publication of disciplinary and enforcement details will bring Queensland into line with public registers used by the Building Services Authority and other electrical safety regulators in Australia, including New South Wales and South Australia.

Initiatives such as this provide the information consumers need to make informed choices when seeking electrical services, and will increase the profile of licensed electrical contractors in the community.