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Under Electrical Safety Code of Practice 2020 - Overhead/underground lines · made under Work Health and Safety Act 2011

2024 Amendment to Code of Practice – Overhead/Underground Electric Lines

Legislation date 1 Jan 2024
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QLD · Electrical Safety Electrical Safety > Codes of Practice > Overhead/Underground Lines > Amendments § SL 2024 No. 235
The obligation
Four Queensland electrical safety codes, including this one, were amended to stay consistent with changes to the Electrical Safety Regulation 2013.
The changes to the amended codes commenced on 1 January 2025. The amendments do not introduce any new requirements for persons conducting a business or undertaking (PCBUs). The other amended codes are the Construction and operation of solar farms Code of Practice 2024, the Electrical equipment rural industry code 2020 and the Managing electrical risks in the workplace code 2021. …
What
Four Queensland electrical safety codes, including this one, were amended to stay consistent with changes to the Electrical Safety Regulation 2013.
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worksafe.qld.gov.au

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1 Jan 2024 · Amended
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Which WHS law does this come from?

2024 Amendment to Code of Practice – Overhead/Underground Electric Lines is a WHS requirement set out in Electrical Safety Code of Practice 2020 - Overhead/underground lines (QLD). It is made under Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (QLD). The relevant provision is Electrical Safety > Codes of Practice > Overhead/Underground Lines > Amendments § SL 2024 No. 235.

What does this WHS obligation require?

2024 Amendment to Code of Practice – Overhead/Underground Electric Lines is a WHS obligation under Electrical Safety Code of Practice 2020 - Overhead/underground lines (QLD). In short, Four Queensland electrical safety codes, including this one, were amended to stay consistent with changes to the Electrical Safety Regulation 2013.

What changed recently?

2024 Amendment to Code of Practice – Overhead/Underground Electric Lines was last updated on 19 October 2026.

Where this sits

Electrical Safety Code of Practice 2020 - Overhead/underground lines Work Health and Safety Act 2011 Queensland Australia

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Updates tracked1
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First seenOct 2026