  
5. Energy Safety Review Bill
Issue 21 of ELECTRON contained an article on the major features of the Energy Safety Review Bill relating to electrical workers.
Present status of the Bill
The report from the Commerce Select Committee on the Bill has
now been completed and, together with the Bill as reported, is
publicly available.
The Commerce Select Committee has divided off parts 5 to 8
(and relevant schedules) of the Bill as introduced and those parts
will be reported on separately as the Plumbers, Gasfitters, and
Drainlayers Bill.
As introduced, this bill contained eight parts. We have divided Parts
5 to 8 and Schedules 2 and 3 from this bill, and will report on these
separately as the Plumbers, Gasfitters, and Drainlayers Bill.
The report on the Plumbers, Gasfi tters, and Drainlayers Bill is due
on 8 August 2006.
The Commerce Select Committee has commented
as follows:
“Recommendation – The Commerce Committee has examined the
Energy Safety Review Bill and recommends that it be passed with
the amendments shown.
The delay in reporting on these provisions is to allow the completion
of a ministerial review of the relationship between the Plumbing,
Gasfi tting, and Drainlaying Industry Training Organisation and the Plumbers, Gasfi tters, and Drainlayers Board, and to allow time for
additional consultation with the sector.
Parts 1 to 4 of the bill, which we report here, amend the Electricity
Act 1992, the Gas Act 1992, the Health and Safety in Employment
Act 1992, and the Ministry of Energy (Abolition) Act 1989.”
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