Only licensed electricians may change a light bulb. The fine for abusing this law is 10 pounds.

Comment from Jordan
Time July 19, 2011 at 2:44 am

Yeah… We don’t use pounds as a currency… We use the dollar (AUD)… Nice try though.

That, and Australian stores are allowed to sell lightbulbs to unlicensed people…?

Comment from sp
Time August 3, 2011 at 11:06 am

this is stupid ive always changed lightbulbs, unlicensed instalers are not certified which meANs that they can sue for charges idf they electrecute themselves.

Comment from s4t4n
Time August 22, 2011 at 8:37 am

Quite true but only in a workplace. At home it is quite ok. Health and safety at its best. As far as I know this law newish around 1990 if im not mistaken

Comment from saphy
Time October 30, 2011 at 4:56 am

these laws are not necessarily current, they could be from years ago but have not been taken off the books.

Comment from Tiffany
Time March 24, 2012 at 9:19 pm

bet that cuts down on the how many does it take to change a lightbulb jokes.

Comment from person
Time August 6, 2012 at 5:44 am

that’s not true, nice try

Comment from Avery Ecklein
Time August 21, 2012 at 10:18 pm

This law is dated from pre-dollar Australia. Like UK, the pound is divided into 20 shillings and then a shilling is further divided into 12 pence. That’s hard and complex. So, the government of Australia decided to decimalise the currency in 1966 by set £1 to $2. That’s easy. That’s because of more of Australia’s trade going to other nations which use decimal currency instead of Great Britain that once ruled Australia. Thank you for reading the information!

Comment from anoononon
Time January 8, 2013 at 11:38 pm

Thank god i dont live in Vicky!!!

Comment from Arangi
Time March 16, 2013 at 9:17 pm

It would hard enough Finding an Australian that knew how to change a Light bulb, but one that’s a Qualified Electrician as Well ? Too hard . . . .