Dris proposal for national licensing of the electrical occupations

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  English language test
  

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  insurance requirement (professional indemnity insurance)
  

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  mandatory skills maintenance requirements
  

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  cardiopulmonary resuscitation
  

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  additional testing
  

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  Drastic reduction in conditioned licences has occurred in most jurisdictions.
  
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  No mutual recognition processes reduces regulation and administrative burdens.
  
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  No criminal history checks reduces regulation in four jurisdictions.
  
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  No health checks (includes colour blindness) reduces regulation in three jurisdictions.
  
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  No experience requirement reduces regulation in five jurisdictions.
  
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  No mandatory or annual skills maintenance reduces regulation in five jurisdictions.
  
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  Inclusion of financial probity checks (in relation to payment of fines and penalties) may increase regulation in two jurisdictions – but some checks are already done administratively.
  

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  payment of fines or penalties
  

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  criminal history check
  

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  licence disqualification check
  

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  fitness or health check
  

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  colour blindness
  

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  evidence of experience (requirement for X years’ work experience)
  

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  English language test
  

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  insurance requirement (professional indemnity insurance)
  

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  mandatory skills maintenance requirements
  

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  cardiopulmonary resuscitation
  

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  Drastic reduction in conditioned licences has occurred in most jurisdictions.
  
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  No mutual recognition processes reduces regulation and administrative burdens.
  
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  A single line worker licence will reduce the administrative burden in the jurisdictions that license the type of linework. Other mechanisms are in place to ensure that the line worker is trained appropriately for the area of work. For example network operators require specialist training.
  
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  No criminal history checks reduces regulation in three jurisdictions.
  
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  No health checks (includes colour blindness) reduces regulation in two jurisdictions.
  
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  No experience requirement reduces regulation in three jurisdictions.
  
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  No mandatory or annual skills maintenance reduces regulation in four jurisdictions.
  
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  Inclusion of financial probity checks (in relation to payment of fines and penalties) may increase regulation in two jurisdictions – but some checks are already done administratively.
  

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  payment of fines or penalties
  

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  criminal history check
  

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  fitness or health check
  

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  colour blindness
  

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  evidence of experience (requirement for X years’ work experience)
  

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  English language test
  

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  mandatory skills maintenance requirements
  

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  cardiopulmonary resuscitation
  

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  Drastic reduction in conditioned licences has occurred in most jurisdictions.
  
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  No mutual recognition processes reduces regulation and administrative burdens.
  
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  Removal of criminal history checks reduces regulation in three jurisdictions.
  
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  No experience requirement reduces regulation in four jurisdictions.
  
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  Removal of health checks (includes colour blindness) reduces regulation in two jurisdictions.
  
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  Inclusion of financial probity checks (in relation to payment of fines and penalties) may increase regulation in two jurisdictions – but some checks are already done administratively.
  

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  payment of fines or penalties
  

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  criminal history check
  

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  fitness or health check
  

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  colour blindness
  

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  evidence of experience (requirement for X years’ work experience)
  

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  English language test
  

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  mandatory skills maintenance requirements
  

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  cardiopulmonary resuscitation
  

(allows non-electricians to disconnect and reconnect fixed equipment, to repair or replace)

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  Drastic reduction in conditioned restricted electrical licences has occurred in most jurisdictions.
  
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  No mutual recognition processes reduces regulation and administrative burdens.
  
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  Rationalisation of RELs provides a regulatory and administrative benefit in most jurisdictions, especially in Vic, Qld, Tas & NT where the number is reduced from 11 to 5.
  
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  No criminal history checks reduces regulation in seven jurisdictions.
  
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  No health checks (includes colour blindness, mental capacity ) reduces regulation in five jurisdictions.
  
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  No experience requirement reduces regulation in six jurisdictions.
  
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  Inclusion of financial probity checks (in relation to payment of fines and penalties) may increase regulation in five jurisdictions.
  

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  payment of fines or penalties
  

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  bankruptcy/insolvency checks
  

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  criminal history check (or declaration)
  

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  fitness or health check
  

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  mental capacity
  

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  colour blindness
  

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  evidence of experience (requirement for X years’ work experience)
  

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  age requirement (minimum age)
  

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  insurance requirement (professional indemnity insurance)
  

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  mandatory skills maintenance requirements
  

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  cardiopulmonary resuscitation
  

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  Streamlined processes will assist the skilled migration demand.
  
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  No mutual recognition processes reduces regulation and administrative burdens.
  
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  Provisional licences will enable electrical fitters to complete on-the-job training while up skilling to an electrician.
  
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  No health checks (includes colour blindness, mental capacity ) reduces regulation in five jurisdictions.
  
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  Inclusion of financial probity checks (in relation to payment of fines and penalties) may increase regulation in five jurisdictions.
  

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  payment of fines or penalties
  

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  bankruptcy/insolvency checks
  

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  general probity check (disqualification of licence)
  

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  criminal history check
  

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  fitness or health check
  

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  mental capacity
  

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  colour blindness
  

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  age requirement (minimum age)
  

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  English language test
  

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  mandatory skills maintenance requirements
  

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  cardiopulmonary resuscitation
  

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  additional testing