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Parliamentary Questions


Question On Notice No. 1180 asked in the Legislative Council on 8 May 2018 by Hon Martin Aldridge

Question Directed to the: Minister for Regional Development representing the Minister for Commerce and Industrial Relations
Parliament: 40 Session: 1


Question

I refer to the eNotice system provided by the Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety for the submission of Preliminary Notices, Notices of Completion and Electrical Safety Certificates for electrical work, and I ask:
(a) for each of the notices mentioned above, how many are completed in paper form versus electronic form over the past three years;
(b) is a paper based service still readily available to electrical contractors;
(c) does the Government have plans to phase out the paper based system and, if so, when;
(d) with respect to Electrical Safety Certificates submitted by eNotice and where a customer does not have access to email who is responsible for providing the certificate to the customer; and
(e) what consideration has been given to the implementation of online systems in regional areas where access to internet services may not be readily available?

Answered on 26 June 2018

(a) eNotice was introduced in August 2016. From August 2016 to May 2018:

  • the total number of Notice of Completions produced by eNotice was 141,091;
  • the total number of Notice of Completions in paper form was 44,365;
  • the total number of Preliminary Notices produced by eNotice was 54,163. Network Operators have never been required to advise how many Preliminary Notices have been received. As such, paper records are not available;
  • the total number of Electrical Safety Certificates produced by eNotice was 90,233. Electrical contractors are required to provide Electrical Safety Certificates to the customer for both notifiable and non-notifiable work. However, they are not required to provide Building and Energy or Network Operators with a copy. As such, no paper records are available.

(b) Yes

(c) Yes. No date is set as yet

(d) The Electrical Contractor. They can print and post the Electrical Safety Certificate to the client.

(e) Feedback and research has shown this hasn’t been an issue to date. The solution recommended is to use the draft facility where the draft can be created and printed prior to going on site. The printed draft can be used for recording of details while on site and completed online returning from site to a location where internet services are available.