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Residential Tenancy Electrical check
From 29 March 2021 it became mandatory for Rental Providers to arrange a safety check every two years for all residential tenancies in Victoria.
Macedon Ranges Inspections has a thorough understanding of current and past Australian Electrical Standards and installation practices, we can carry out your Residential Tenancy Electrical Check to ensure your property is safe, compliant and functioning as required.At Macedon Ranges Inspections, we inspect and report on your residential tenancy as it is and make unbiased, timely and cost effective recommendations if a safety, compliance or performance concern is identified.
From the Energy Safe Victoria Website:Electrical safety obligationsUnder the new laws rental providers (previously referred to as landlords) have certain responsibilities for gas and electrical safety.
Rental providers must undertake Electricity safety checks:For all new agreements after 29 March 2021, orWhere there is a fixed term agreement of more than five years which rolls over into a periodic tenancy after 29 March 2021, must undertake gas and electricity safety checks.Additionally, rental providers must keep, and be able to produce, records of gas and electrical safety checks conducted at the property.
Electrical safety checkRental providers must ensure an electrical safety check of all electrical installations and fittings in the premises is conducted every two years by a licensed electrician.If requested, they must also provide the renter with the date of the most recent safety check, in writing.The safety check must be conducted in accordance with section 4 of AS/NZS 3019 “Electrical installations—Periodic verification”.If an electrical safety check has not been conducted within the last two years at the time the renter occupies the premises, the rental provider must arrange an electrical safety check as soon as practicable.If the safety check shows electrical repairs are needed to make the property safe, the rental provider should engage an REC or a licensed electrician employed by an REC to do the repair work.
Rental providers must undertake Electricity safety checks:For all new agreements after 29 March 2021, orWhere there is a fixed term agreement of more than five years which rolls over into a periodic tenancy after 29 March 2021, must undertake gas and electricity safety checks.Additionally, rental providers must keep, and be able to produce, records of gas and electrical safety checks conducted at the property.
Electrical safety checkRental providers must ensure an electrical safety check of all electrical installations and fittings in the premises is conducted every two years by a licensed electrician.If requested, they must also provide the renter with the date of the most recent safety check, in writing.The safety check must be conducted in accordance with section 4 of AS/NZS 3019 “Electrical installations—Periodic verification”.If an electrical safety check has not been conducted within the last two years at the time the renter occupies the premises, the rental provider must arrange an electrical safety check as soon as practicable.If the safety check shows electrical repairs are needed to make the property safe, the rental provider should engage an REC or a licensed electrician employed by an REC to do the repair work.