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Complaint Decisions – December 2025
The Electrical Workers Registration Board decides whether members should be disciplined for offences under the Electricity Act 1992 (the Act). A summary of recent disciplinary decisions is below. Each decision will be recorded on the Public Register for 3
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Changes to Electricity (Safety) Regulations 2010
The Government has recently made amendments to the Electricity (Safety) Regulations 2010. The Electricity (Safety) Amendment Regulations 2025 were issued on 13 October 2025, amending the Electricity (Safety) Regulations 2010, and comes into force on 13 No
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Electric vehicle charging installations
The Electricity (Safety) Amendment Regulations 2025, cite AS/NZS 3000:2018 (the Wiring Rules), which includes requirements for the installation of electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE).
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Generation systems using battery energy storage
The citation of AS/NZS 3000:2018 in the amended Electricity (Safety) Regulations causes AS/NZS 5139 Electrical installations - Safety of battery systems for use with power conversion equipment to be applicable for the installation of battery energy storage systems (BESS). Note Thi...
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Standard of the Month – AS/NZS 4836:2023
AS/NZS 4836 deals with “safe working on or near low-voltage electrical installations and equipment”. It covers a wide range of safety issues that electrical workers face every day.
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Streamlined application process for endorsed registration classes on the way
A new streamlined application process for endorsed registration classes is coming by the end of the year. Check your compliance date on our website.
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Building and Construction Sector (Strengthening Occupational Licensing Regimes) Amendment Bill
The Building and Construction Sector (Strengthening Occupational Licensing Regimes) Amendment Bill had its first reading in Parliament on 18 November 2025. It will change the Building Act 2004, the Plumbers, Gasfitters, and Drainlayers Act 2006, and the E
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Prosecution – EWRB v Shaun Stringer
On 13 August 2025, Shaun Stringer was sentenced on one charge of doing unauthorised prescribed electrical work.
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Reminder: Online standards library terms and conditions
The arrangement between Standards New Zealand and the Electrical Workers Registration Board (EWRB) for the use of joint and NZ only standards allow members to download and print one copy of each standard.
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Solar panel consent exemption changes
Changes to Schedule 1 of the Building Act started on Thursday 23 October 2025. These changes introduce new building consent exemptions for roof-mounted solar panel arrays.