Boards and committees

Electrical Safety Board

The Electrical Safety Board is established under the Electrical Safety Act 2002 to give advice and make recommendations to the Minister about policies, strategies, and legislative arrangements for electrical safety.

Key functions of the Board include:

• developing, evaluating and updating a 5-year strategic plan for improving electrical safety
• advising the Minister about state, national and international electrical safety issues
• reviewing the appropriateness of legislative provisions of the Electrical Safety Act 2002 and subordinate legislation
• giving advice and making recommendation on matters of energy efficiency and performance of electrical equipment

The board has the support of three committees:

• Electrical Licensing Committee
  • Gives advice and makes recommendations to the board about electrical licences and training.
  • Independent of the Board, this committee is also responsible for taking disciplinary action in relation to electrical licences, and hearing appeals on the decisions of the chief executive on electrical licences.
• Electrical Safety Education Committee
  • Gives advice and makes recommendations to the board about the promotion of electrical safety in workplaces and the broader community.
• Electrical Equipment Committee
• • Gives advice and makes recommendations to the board about the safety and energy efficiency of electrical equipment.

Commissioner for Electrical Safety

The Commissioner advises the Minister for Industrial Relations on electrical safety matters and proposes codes of practice to manage electrical risks. Other functions of the office include chairing and managing the activities of the Electrical Safety Board and the Board's committees, which are specifically concerned with licensing and disciplinary matters, electrical safety promotion and standards for electrical equipment.

In October 2002, the Governor in Council appointed Mr Jack Camp as the Commissioner for Electrical Safety for a period of five years. Jack Camp is a qualified electrical fitter mechanic, has many years of experience in the electrical industry and has served on several key electricity related boards. He was previously chair of the Electrical Workers and Contractors Board and a member of the Electrical Approval and Energy Labelling Advisory Committee.