Documentation from your electrical worker

Providing documents

Under the Electricity (Safety) Regulations 2010 your electrical worker must give you copies of certification documents. Certification documents are proof the electrical work has been tested and meets the relevant standards and codes.  

Electrical workers must provide certification documents to:

• the person or company representative who contracted or authorised the work
• the occupier or owner of the place where the installation is located, if the person who contracted the work is not available.

For work completed on a non-consented small stand-alone dwelling ('granny flat'), electrical workers must provide copies of the certification documents to both of the above. 

Certificates of Compliance

Electrical workers must issue you a Certificate of Compliance (CoC) when they do any fixed wiring work, including fitting new power points. CoCs are not issued for maintenance work, such as replacing sockets and light fittings or repairing appliances.

The CoC confirms the work is electrically safe and meets New Zealand’s electrical safety standards and codes. It also shows they tested their work.

Keep your CoC in a safe place as a record of the work done on your property. This information may be needed for insurance claims or when you are selling your home.

A CoC guarantees that the work:

• has been completed by a licensed electrical worker
• meets safety standards set by law, and
• has been tested.

Electrical inspection reports

The law also requires some electrical work to be inspected, particularly work on the main switchboard, the main cable, and the main earth. Your electrical worker is responsible for arranging for a licensed electrical inspector to carry out the inspection. Keep the inspection report with your CoCs.

If you have any concerns about your home being electrically safe, have it checked by a licensed electrical inspector.