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Electrical Workers Registration Board 395th meeting agenda
Meeting dates:
Wednesday 18 June 2025 — Wellington
Thursday 19 June 2025 — Wellington
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Join ASPEQ as an exam Subject Matter Expert
ASPEQ provide examination services for the Electrical Workers Registration Board.
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Disciplinary decisions – April 2025
Electrical Workers Registration Board decide whether members should be disciplined for offences under the Electricity Act 1992 (the Act). A summary of recent disciplinary decisions is below.
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Changes to the Electricity Act 1992
The Regulatory Systems (Immigration and Workforce) Bill (the Bill) passed on 29 March 2025.
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Registration requirements to carry out prescribed electrical work on mains parallel generation systems
The Board have recently approved 2 micro-credentials for those who are seeking registration in the endorsed Mains Parallel Generation Systems registration classes.
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Certification documentation for Prescribed Electrical Work
Certification documentation for Prescribed Electrical Work should be concise, detailed and timely.
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Standard AS/NZS 4777.2:2020
Grid connection of energy systems via inverters — Part 2: inverter requirements
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Electrical Workers Registration Board 394th meeting agenda
Electrical Workers Registration Board 394th meeting agenda
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Electrical Workers Registration Board 393rd meeting agenda
Electrical Workers Registration Board 393rd meeting agenda
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Update on building consent for small standalone dwellings
Work is underway to enable small standalone dwellings to be built without a building consent. This is targeted to take effect in 2026.
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Upcoming licensing changes for Electrical Workers
Yesterday the Government announced improvements to occupational licensing that applies to licenced Electrical Workers (EWs) and the work they do.
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Electrical Workers Registration Board 392nd meeting agenda
Electrical Workers Registration Board 392nd meeting agenda
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Serene bathroom heaters — urgent safety recall
Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) still have an active recall notice for the Serene S2068 bathroom heater and encourage electrical workers to continue to look out for them.
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Disciplinary hearings – February 2025
Flavio Galvao The Board decided that the Respondent committed disciplinary offences related to work carried out around 2 December 2023. The offences were: one offence in breach of s143(b)(ii) of the Act and one offence in breach of s143(f) of the Act. The Respondent agreed that he had...
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Installation of Electric Vehicle charging equipment
The increasing use of Electric Vehicles (EVs), and the demand for faster charging rates, will place higher loading demands on existing installations, especially domestic installations.
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Electrical Code of Practice 46 – New Zealand Electrical Code of Practice for High Voltage Live Line Work.
This Code sets out the minimum industry standards for high voltage live line work. The Code applies to all work on live high voltage overhead lines using approved procedures, tools and equipment, by persons holding the minimum competencies under this Code
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Electrical Workers Registration Board Meet and Greet Schedule 2025
These meetings are an opportunity for you to meet the Board when they are visiting your region in 2025.
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Electrical Workers Registration Board 391st meeting agenda
Electrical Workers Registration Board 391st meeting agenda
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Unsupervised trainee electrician cuts live mains cable, fined $10,000
Unsupervised trainee electrician Bradley Carl Payne has been fined $10,000 by the New Plymouth District Court for unauthorised electrical work and leaving exposed live wire that could have caused a fatality.
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Update on Effect of 2023 Gazette Notice on Prescribed Electrical Work
The EWRB are continuing to work on concerns that have been raised around commencement dates for new endorsed registration classes.