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Electrical Safety Act 2002

The Electrical Safety Act 2002 (Qld) is Queensland's principal electrical safety law. It aims to prevent death, injury and property damage from electricity, imposes electrical safety duties on businesses, workers, design...
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Act binds all persons including governments

Oct 2026
The Act binds all persons, including the State and, so far as Parliament's legislative power permits, the Commonwealth and other States.
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How the Act applies to mines, petroleum plant, GHG storage plant and railways

Oct 2026
Some parts of the Act do not apply at mines, petroleum plant or GHG storage plant, and some design provisions do not apply to railway tracti...
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Primary duty of care of a person conducting a business or undertaking

Oct 2026
A person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) must ensure the business or undertaking is conducted in a way that is electrically safe...
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Purpose of the Act and how it is achieved

Oct 2026
The Act aims to prevent persons being killed or injured, and property being destroyed or damaged, by electricity.
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1 Sep 2024 · Amended

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