How to obtain a restricted electrical licence

To apply for a restricted electrical licence you must give an application to the licensing authority. Application forms are available on request from the Department of Justice and Attorney-General.

Completed forms should be sent to the Department of Justice and Attorney-General with the attached fee and supporting documentation.

The application form should be accompanied by the following supporting documentation:

• Documented evidence of the applicants' trade or calling.
• A letter from the employer stating;
  • the demonstrated need to perform a limited range of electrical work
  • the scope of restricted electrical work to be undertaken.

The full and complete application will be submitted to the Department of Justice and Attorney-General for assessment. If the application is approved for restricted electrical training, the applicant will be given the information and advice they need.

The information will include the units of competence to be achieved and their work area categories. Before a permit to undertake the on-job training is issued, a current Resuscitation Certificate must be provided. The applicant then consults a registered training organisation (RTO) about arranging training.

Once the on-the-job and off-the-job competencies have been achieved, assessed and recorded in the logbook, the RTO provides a completion statement so that a licence may be issued.

Licences are normally endorsed with the relevant work area categories and units of competence, which assists people engaging the licence holder to assess the work that may be performed.

Once a restricted electrical licence has been issued, the licence holder may be audited by the licensing authority to confirm the competencies are being maintained. The holder of a restricted electrical licence must show they are maintaining the restricted electrical competencies in the work area categories.

A permit is required during this authorised period of training.

People who are not authorised to be trained in this way are not allowed to do electrical work.

Failure to observe this may result in prosecution.