Just reading through the latest Electrolink.
According to it, there is a Bill before Parliament to dissolve all Electrical Registration in this country.
What is even more scary, is the fact of what is coming.
The current EWRB (Electrical Workers Registration Board), the people that we supported through our COC's will now become the EWLB (Electrical Workers Licensing Board)
The powers of this new bunch of BS have to be read to be believed:
They can:
  • Keep, cancel or change any class of licence that they see fit, within the scope of thier "work".
  • Prescribe any new and old minimum standards of competence, required to get a Practicing Licence
  • If the Board thinks fit that you should not have a Practicing Licence, you shall not have one, for whatever reason, the Board shall not disclose the reason.
    This worries me!!
  • Should you be the subject of a complaint, no matter who from, you could be prevented from obtaining a Practicing Licence for life.


How on earth did we get this bad?.
It seems like us sparkies in NZ aren't good enough to grace the Government with our Tax money, God knows we pay enough of it!!. [Linked Image]
But no, we get greater powers for those above us (read: a bigger stick to beat us with!)
For instance:
Quote
Following a disiplinary hearing, the new legislation will empower the board to:
  • Cancel your Licence,
  • Suspend your Licence as long as it wants
  • Restrict your licence by limiting the work you can do.
  • Permanently or temporarily deny you your liveli-hood by disqualifying you from doing, or assisting in doing prescribed Electrical work.
  • Fine you up to $10,000, for each "offence".
  • Require you to sit any examination at your cost, or complete any Competence Programme as the new regime see's fit.

Guys, I welcome your thoughts on this.
This is about to become Law.