Electrical Worker Registration - Mutual Recognition Arrangement New Zealand/Australia

Information Sheet 21/01

12 December 2001

Contents

• Electrician Registration
• New South Wales
• Northern Territory
• Queensland
• South Australia
• Tasmania
• Victoria
• Western Australia
• Line Mechanic Registration
• New South Wales
• Queensland
• Victoria
• Electrical Service Technician
• Applications
• Practising Licences
• Notes

A special arrangement between New Zealand and Australia allows for electrical workers with specific Australian electrical licences/certificates or registration, to be issued with an equivalent New Zealand electrical registration.

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Electrician Registration

No further training or experience is required where one the following Australian electrical licences/certificates/registrations are held:

New South Wales

• Contractor Licence Electrical (Q) together with
1. Evidence of apprenticeship completion; or
2. A Tradesman's Rights Certificate.
• Qualified Supervisor Certificate (Q) together with
1. Evidence of apprenticeship completion; or
2. A Tradesman's Rights Certificate.

Northern Territory

• "A" Grade Electrical Mechanics Licence endorsed "AT" or "LE".

Queensland

• Certificate of Competency as an Electrical Mechanic endorsed "AT" or "LE"; or
• Certificate of Competency as an Electrical Fitter and Electrical Mechanic endorsed "AT" or "LE".

South Australia

• Electrical Workers Registration; or
• Electrical Worker/Electrical Contractor Licence.

Tasmania

• "A" Grade Electrical Mechanics Licence endorsed "AT" or "LE".

Victoria

• "A" Grade Electrical Mechanics Licence endorsed "AT" or "LE", or "Unrestricted Electrical Mechanic".

Western Australia

• "A" Grade Electrical Workers Licence endorsed "Electrical Mechanic";
• "A" Grade Electrical Workers Licence endorsed "Electrical Fitter" and "Electrical Mechanic".

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Line Mechanic Registration

Qualifications obtained in some states of Australia, together with specific experience and coursework, are accepted towards New Zealand registration as a Line Mechanic.

The specific experience and coursework required is:

• Three months New Zealand experience in the carrying out of prescribed electrical work; and
• Completion of refresher courses in safe working practices, testing and cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR).

The qualifications accepted are:

New South Wales

• A certificate of service issued under the Overhead Line (Workers) Regulations 1964.

Queensland

• A Certificate of Competency as an Electrical Linesman.

Victoria

• A SECV Certificate.

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Electrical Service Technician

A Restricted Licence "S" (all categories) from the state of Victoria, is accepted without the need for further qualifications or experience, for the issue of a New Zealand registration.

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Applications

Please send:

• A completed application form (EWLG 593);
• A copy of the Australian licence/certificate;
• The relevant fee.

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Practising Licences

In addition to registration New Zealand requires an annual practising license to be held where prescribed electrical work is to be undertaken for payment or reward. The requirements for obtaining a practising licence are:

• Confirmation that a safety tuition refresher course in safe working practices, testing, basic first aid and CPR has been undertaken. For Electricians and Electrical Service Technicians the tuition must have been undertaken within the past 24 months; for Line Mechanics safe working practices, testing and basic first aid must have been undertaken in the past 14 months, CPR within the last 7 months.
• Completion of the relevant application form.
• Inclusion of the relevant fee. (see Note 2).

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Notes

1. The registration application fee is $103.00 (GST Incl)
2. The fee for the initial practising licence is on a "pro rata" basis (see fee schedule on the application form).
3. Application forms are available here or from the Electrical Workers Licensing Group, Ph 0800-661 000.
4. Make cheques payable to "Electrical Workers Registration Board".
5. Send applications to the Electrical Workers Registration Board, PO Box 10156, Wellington. Please allow 10 working days for processing.
6. A list of recognised training providers is provided here.
7. New Zealand does not require a registered electrical worker to hold a "Contractors Licence" in order to operate an electrical contracting business.
8. For New Zealand registered electrical workers travelling to Australia and seeking registration in that country the regulatory authority in the state should be contacted. In general Australia would wish to sight a New Zealand registration certificate and, in some states a current practising licence, before considering the issue of a licence. The Australian regulatory authorities are:

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