The ‘Final Report of the Review of Queensland’s Electrical Safety Act 2002’ (the Act) was recently published by the Queensland Government, and industry stakeholders (which includes many BICSI members) are now invited to comment on the Report’s recommendations via email to espolicy@oir.qld.gov.au. Consultation closes 15 August 2023.
In 2020, the Queensland government initiated a review of the Act to ensure its electrical safety laws were providing a high standard of safety for workers and communities, while recognising that new and emerging technologies have led to significant changes for electricity generation, storage, and supply across the state.
The feedback will be used to inform Government consideration of key issues associated with the recommendations and will help in developing an approach to implementation.
Click here to download the Report.
Published alongside the final report is a ‘Discussion Paper’ that considers options to address the following issues raised in the Review:
- Electrical safety considerations of new and emerging technologies;
- The changing landscape of electricity and the workforce; and
- Electrical safety and electric vehicles.
Click here to download a summary of the Discussion Paper. Industry stakeholders are also invited to provide feedback to the Government on it via email to espolicy@oir.qld.gov.au, with consultation closing 27 June 2023.
Also published with the Report is a ‘Preliminary Government Response to the Final Report’ that outlines the approach Government will undertake to consider the recommendations made by the Review (click here to download the Preliminary Government Response). Once again, Discussion Paper. Industry stakeholders are also invited to provide feedback to the Government on it via email to espolicy@oir.qld.gov.au, with consultation closing 27 June 2023.
The Government advises that information provided will be treated as confidential and will only be released in a manner that prevents individual identification. Note that, in the interests of transparency and to promote informed discussion, the Office of Industrial Relations (OIR) would prefer responses to be made publicly available wherever reasonable. However, if a respondent does not want that response to be public, that person should clearly note a preference for confidentiality in their response.