The Office of Industrial Relations has invited the public to have their say on changes to the Electrical Safety Act.
In a statement, the Office said that since the Act was introduced in 2002, the way Queenslanders used and interacted with electricity had changed with many new technologies and products on the market.
“These changes have also created new safety risks which need to be managed, so in 2021 the Government commissioned an independent review of the Act undertaken by Dick Williams,” the Office said.
“Mr Williams made 83 recommendations as part of his comprehensive report into the Act.”
It said the recommendations dealt with issues ranging from the scope of the Act to coverage of emerging energy generation and storage technologies.
These included solar power and batteries, electric vehicles, hydrogen-based electricity generation, storage technologies, off-grid generation and regulatory, licensing, and supply chain duties reform.
“In the time since the final report was provided, the Office has undertaken a thorough analysis of which recommendations have regulatory or financial impacts to business, community and Government,” the Office said.
“To ensure we get this right, the Government is releasing the report and asking for feedback from all Queenslanders including through a targeted discussion paper on three key issues from the report as well as general feedback on all issues raised.”
Queenslanders can give their feedback on the discussion paper until 27 June, while feedback on all other issues will be open until 15 August.
Further information can be accessed at this PS News link.
