Compliance Checks

Compliance checks are a legal requirement before you can sell or rent out your home. 

A standard compliance check ensures you have a minimum of 2 RCD’s protecting all power points and lights, and ensuring they are all in working order in the event of a fault. 

Then, the smoke alarms are checked; making sure batteries are replaced, the expiration date has not been exceeded, and their location is compliant. We test with a gas that stimulates smoke to ensure that in an event of a fire the alarms will be activated. 

Last but not least, we do some earth tests to make sure the house is safe under faulty conditions and anything metal within reach has an earth and can’t become ‘live’ under any circumstances. 

This is the process of a standard compliance check and in the bare minimum requirements of safety.

Here at Rex-Elec, we like to go above and beyond the standards, as we know a compliant check, although better than nothing, can miss a lot of safety issues. 

As well as a basic compliant check we offer a premium service called an electrical inspection. This testing process is extremely thorough which includes a visual inspection of the entire property (inside, outside, roof, and switchboard), testing of all electrical points (making sure they are compliant with current regulations), and a thorough electrical report of your property along with an electrical compliance certificate sent to your email.  

The regulation states that if residential premises have more than 1 final subcircuit, a minimum of 2 residual current devices must be installed on the premises. Each RCD must comply with AS/NZS 3190:2016 Approval and test specification — Residual current devices (current-operated earth-leakage devices). 

Residential premises owner-

The owner of a residential premise must ensure that RCD’s are properly installed in relation to the premises; before the title is transferred, before entering a residential tenancy agreement, and before making some or all of the premises available for hire. 

Failing to do so can result in a $15,000 fine. 

New owner’s obligation- 

The new owner must, on or before the expiry of the post-transfer period (2 months), ensure that RCD’s are properly installed in relation to the premises. 

Failing to do so can result in a $15,000 fine.