Electrical safety in rental properties
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Check out our guidance for tenants and property owners which covers safety switches, smoke alarms, maintaining electrical appliances and tingles and shocks from taps.
Safety switch requirements
Owners of domestic rental accommodation in Queensland must have a safety switch installed in their rental properties.
Landlords
If your rental property does not have a safety switch, you must get one installed by a licensed electrician.
If a safety switch is not installed in your rental property you may get fines of up to $1,500.
Tenants
The regulations ensure people in domestic rental properties have the same protection from electric shock that homeowners have. The law requires the installation of safety switches within three months of the sale of a domestic residence constructed prior to 1992.
If you do not believe a safety switch is installed at your rental property you can:
- talk to your landlord or rental agent
- call us on 1300 362 128.
How to identify if you have a safety switch installed.
Free webinar
Property owners and managers have a duty under electrical safety laws to ensure their rental property is electrically safe for tenants and people that visit or work on the property. Learn how to keep your property electrically safe by watching our FREE webinars.
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