Name of the Organization : Electrical Workers Registration Board
Type of Facility : Apply For Employer Licence
Country : New Zealand
Website : https://www.ewrb.govt.nz/
EWRB Apply For Employer Licence
The Board has introduced the following rules for employer licences.
Related : Electrical Workers Registration Board Renew Your Practising Licence Online New Zealand : www.statusin.org/6853.html
1. Purpose/Introduction:
1.1 Section 115 of the Electricity Act 1992 (“the Act”) provides for the issue of Employer Licences by the Board to any person who meets the requirements laid out in section 116 of the Act.
1.2 Under section 115(3) the Board may impose any terms and conditions the Board thinks fit including restricting the types of prescribed electrical work that may be done an employer licence.
1.3 To enable a consistent and transparent approach to be taken to the administration of the employer licence system the Board has set the following policy in relation to the issuing of employer licences.
2. Applications for Employer Licences:
2.1 Applications for an employer licence are to be made on the Board’s proscribed form which can be obtained from the Board’s website (https://www.ewrb.govt.nz/ (external link) ) or from the Registrar.
2.2 The application must identify the type of prescribed electrical work which will be undertaken and the locations where it will be undertaken. Any licence issued will be restricted to the types of work and locations applied for.
2.3 Any application must be accompanied by:
(a) the prescribed fee. Details of the prescribed fee can be obtained from the Board’s website (https://www.ewrb.govt.nz/ (external link) ) or from the Registrar;
(b) the Certificate provided for in section 116 of the Act showing compliance with regulation 95 of the of the Electricity (Safety) Regulations 2010 (“the Regulations”);
(c) a copy of the manual provided for in regulation 94 of the Regulations. The details of the names of every employee of the holder who is to carry out identified prescribed electrical work need only be correct as at the date the Manual is submitted;
(d) a copy of any report provided by the Approved Person as defined in regulation 96 of the Regulations who has provided the Certificate under section 116 pf the Act; and
(e) a statement from the Approved Person certifying that the Manual is consistent with the limits on the types of prescribed electrical work and locations applied for in the application.
3. Issuing Employer Licences:
3.1 The Board will issue an employer licence to any person who meets the requirements specified in the Act, Regulations and this Policy.
3.2 Under section 115(3) the may impose terms and conditions on an employer licence. The Board will, in considering any application and in issuing any employer licence, impose any terms and conditions it thinks fit. In particular, but without limiting the terms and conditions it may impose, the Board may restrict:
(a) the type of prescribed work to be undertaken; and/or
(b) the geographic areas in which the prescribed work is to be undertaken.
3.3 The Board may delegate the issuing of employer licences to the Registrar in accordance with the Act and its Delegation Agreement but the Registrar may refer any application at any time to the Board for it to consider and issue.
3.4 The Registrar or the Board may, in their sole discretion, consult with the applicant or any other interested party in respect of an application and/or any terms and conditions it might impose prior to the Board issuing it.
3.5 If an employer licence holder disagrees with any term or condition imposed by the Board they may make submissions to the Board in writing or give notice to the Board that they wish to appear and be heard in respect of those terms and conditions.
4. Duration of Employer Licences:
4.1 Employer licences will be issued for an appropriate term at the discretion of the Board.
4.2 The Board’s policy is to issue employer licences for no more than 24 months on an initial application unless the applicant can show good reason why a longer period should be granted.
5. Annual Certification:
5.1 Holders of an employer licence will be required to supply the Board annually with a certificate from an Approved Person in accordance with section 116 which certifies that the employer licence holder is maintaining a system of operation that satisfies the requirements of regulation 94 of the Regulations.
5.2 The annual certificate is required to be provided to the Board within 30 days of the anniversary of the date the employer licence was issued and that certificate must have been issued by an Approved Person within the previous 90 days of being provided to the Board.
6. Change of Manual:
6.1 The Board must be notified, at the time of the annual certification provided for in clause 5 herein, of any changes to the manual provided for in regulation 95 of the Regulations other than any changes to the employees names under regulation 94(2)(b) and must provide a copy of the changes to the manual with the certification.
7. Renewal of Employer Licences:
7.1 Any application for renewal of an employer licence that meets the requirements of section 119 of the Act will be granted.
7.2 Application is to be made in accordance with the provisions of clause 2 herein.
7.3 Renewed Employer licences will be issued for an appropriate term at the discretion of the Board.
7.4 In accordance with section 119(6) of the Act if an application for the renewal of an employer licence has been made but not dealt with before the licence expires, the licence continues in force until the application is dealt with by the Board, and any renewal in that case must take effect from the date on which the licence would (but for the renewal) have expired.
8. Approved Persons:
8.1 For the purposes of section 116(3) of the Act and regulation 96 of the Regulations the Board maintains a list of Approved Persons which can be obtained from the Registrar by applicants for an employer licence.
9. Audit:
9.1 Employer licence holders will be subject to the Board’s Audit Policy and may, at any time, be audited in accordance with it.
10. Complaints and Inspection:
10.1 Employer licence holders are reminded of the provisions of sections 120 to 122 of the Act in relation to complaints against or Board inquiries into employer licence holders and their attention is drawn to the Board’s rules in this respect (0-R-07A Complaints Against Employer Licence Holders).
10.2 Employer licence holders are also reminded of the Board’s powers of inspection under section 123 of the Act.