Compliance by state

Electrical Safety Certificates and network notices in Western Australia

Western Australian electrical contractors must lodge a Preliminary Notice before starting prescribed work, a Notice of Completion once it is done, and give the customer an Electrical Safety Certificate, under the Electricity (Licensing) Regulations 1991. Preliminary Notices and Notices of Completion go to the relevant network operator, or to Building and Energy if there is no network operator involved.

Last checked 25 Sep 2026 against the sources listed at the end of this page.

Official name

Electrical Safety Certificate, alongside a Preliminary Notice and a Notice of Completion

Regulator

Building and Energy, Department of Energy, Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety

Who issues it

The electrical contractor carrying out the work

When

Electrical work requiring notice to a network operator or connection to supply, under the Electricity (Licensing) Regulations 1991

Deadline

Building and Energy's public guide states the requirement to provide all three documents but does not itself set out day-count deadlines for each; check eNotice and the relevant network operator's own timing requirements for a specific job

Lodgement

Preliminary Notices and Notices of Completion go to the relevant network operator, or to Building and Energy if there is no network operator. All three documents can be lodged electronically through eNotice

Keep records for

Not stated in Building and Energy's public guide for licence holders; keep a copy against the job file until you can confirm the current retention period with Building and Energy

Penalty

Building and Energy's public guide for licence holders describes the obligation to provide all three documents without stating a specific penalty unit figure for non-compliance. Confirm the current offence and penalty provisions in the Electricity Act 1945 and the Electricity (Licensing) Regulations 1991 with Building and Energy before quoting a number to a client.

Homeowner? If you had electrical work done in WA that connects to the network, your contractor should have lodged a Preliminary Notice before starting and a Notice of Completion afterwards, on top of giving you the Electrical Safety Certificate.

What the certificate must show

• The licensed electrical contractor responsible for the work
• The installation address and the customer's details
• Which of the three documents (Preliminary Notice, Notice of Completion, Electrical Safety Certificate) applies to this stage of the job
• The network operator or Building and Energy, whichever the notice is directed to

Produce it from a ServiceM8 job

1. In Settings > Forms > Add Form, create a form called WA electrical notices, with a Choice question Involves network operator connection, Yes or No.
2. Add Date questions for Preliminary Notice lodged and Notice of Completion lodged, and a Text question for the network operator or Building and Energy reference used.
3. Set a job badge, WA notices required, applied automatically to jobs marked as involving a network connection, so the office can see which stage each job is at.
4. Record the eNotice reference number against the job once each document is lodged electronically, so the job diary matches what Building and Energy and the network operator hold.
5. Attach the Electrical Safety Certificate PDF to the job diary and email it to the customer the same day the job is signed off.
6. Check the relevant network operator's own portal or turnaround expectations for Preliminary Notices before quoting a start date on jobs needing a new connection.
7. Run a test job through Preliminary Notice, Notice of Completion and Electrical Safety Certificate stages before your electricians rely on the workflow for real jobs.