Hello,

After coming in to fix so many jobs that Sydney Electricians who are unqualified to do and who have not completed the work to appropriate standards, I thought i might address this as the topic of my first post.

Below I have pasted a copy of the Standards for our industry in NSW and thus Sydney.  Please ensure your electrician for any job has all the qualifications you need to get it done right …. first time.
Electricians in Sydney and NSW
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In Sydney and NSW an electrical licence is required before any electrical wiring work can be undertaken in NSW, regardless of the cost of the work and regardless of whether the work is residential, commercial or industrial.

Electrical work
Restricted electrical work

Electrical work

Electrical wiring work is defined in the Home Building Act 1989, for licensing purposes, as having the same meaning as it has in the Electricity (Consumer Safety) Act 2004.

Refer to Australian/New Zealand Wiring Rules entitled AS/NZS 3000:2007, Electrical Installations (known as the Australian/New Zealand Wiring Rules), as in force from time to time, published jointly by Standards Australia and Standards New Zealand.

Electrical wiring work means the actual physical work of installing, repairing, altering, removing or adding to an electrical installation or the supervising of that work.
electrical installation means any fixed appliances, wires, fittings, apparatus or other electrical equipment used for (or for purposes incidental to) the conveyance, control and use of electricity in a particular place, but does not include any of the following:

• subject to any regulation made under Electricity (Consumer Safety) Act 2004 subsection (4) – any electrical equipment used, or intended for use, in the generation, transmission or distribution of electricity that is:

(i)  owned or used by an electricity supply authority, or

(ii)  located in a place that is owned or occupied by such an authority

• any electrical article connected to, and extending or situated beyond, any electrical outlet socket
• any electrical equipment in or about a mine
• any electrical equipment operating at not more than 50 volts alternating current or 120 volts ripple-free direct current
• any other electrical equipment, or class of electrical equipment, prescribed by the regulations.

Remember, it is an offence to undertake electrical wiring work without a licence or certificate. You can be fined $2,200 as an individual or $22,000 as a company for doing unlicensed electrical work.
Qualifications
The qualifications requirements, outlined below, commenced on 3 July 2009. Applicants must fulfil one of the following six pathways.
Pathway 1
Completion of an electrical trade apprenticeship that includes the completion of the Certificate III in Electrotechnology Electrician (UEE30806 or UEE30807 or UTE31199)*.

And all of the following:

• a certificate of Proficiency as an Electrician or an Electrical Mechanic from the Vocational Training Tribunal (VTT)
• at least 12 months relevant electrical wiring installation work experience in residential, commercial and/or industrial situations requiring knowledge and understanding of the AS/NZS 3000:2007. Practical experience may be gained either during or after completion of an apprenticeship.

*Overseas and Engineer applicants will need to undergo recognition of their prior learning and experience and obtain the Certificate III in Electrotechnology Electrician (UEE30806 or UEE30807 or UTE31199) from a Registered Training Organisation as well as obtaining a Certificate of Proficiency as an Electrician or an Electrical Mechanic from the Vocational Training Tribunal (VTT).
Pathway 2
Completion one of the following superseded qualifications:

• Certificate III in Electrical Mechanic, Fitter/Mechanic – Trade TAFE course 7793
• Electrical Fitter/Mechanic, TAFE Trade course 1001
• Electrical Mechanic, Trade course 1020
• Electrical Trades TAFE course 1027
• Electrical Trade TAFE course 1093
• Electrical Trade TAFE course 6029.

And all of the following:

• a certificate of Proficiency as an Electrician, Electrical Mechanic, Electrical Fitter/Mechanic, or Electrical Tradesperson from the Vocational Training Tribunal (VTT)
• at least 12 months relevant electrical wiring installation work experience in residential, commercial and/or industrial situations requiring knowledge and understanding of the AS/NZS 3000:2007. Practical experience may be gained either during or after completion of an apprenticeship
• if the superseded courses listed above were completed prior to 3 July 2009, an assessment on the current edition of the wiring rules 3000:2007.

Pathway 3
Completion of the superseded qualification Certificate III in Electrical Wiring TAFE course 9968.

And all of the following:

• a craft Certificate as an Electrician, Electrical Mechanic Electrical Fitter/Mechanic, or Electrical Tradesperson from the Vocational Training Tribunal (VTT)
• at least 12 months relevant electrical wiring installation work experience in residential, commercial and/or industrial situations requiring knowledge and understanding of the AS/NZS 3000:2007. Practical experience may be gained either during or after completion of an apprenticeship
• if the superseded courses listed above were completed prior to 3 July 2009, an assessment on the current edition of the wiring rules 3000:2007.

Pathway 4
The applicant holds a current licence or certificate as an electrician.
Pathway 5
The applicant held a licence or certificate as an electrician within five years of 3 July 2009.
Pathway 6
The applicant held a licence as an electrician more than five years before the 3 July 2009

And:

• an assessment on the current edition of the wiring rules, AS/NZS 3000:2007.