Yes. Under Energy Safe Victoria’s Registered Electrical Contractors guidance, updated 17 December 2025, a Victorian Registered Electrical Contractor (REC) must notify Energy Safe within 10 business days of any change to its Business Supervisor or Technical Supervisor and provide updated details. The same guidance requires notification within 10 business days if the REC’s name, contact details or address details change. Figures checked 1 October 2026.
Which changes must a Victoria REC report?
| Change | Required notification | Time limit |
|---|---|---|
| REC name | Notify Energy Safe of the changed name | Within 10 business days |
| Contact details | Notify Energy Safe of the changed contact details | Within 10 business days |
| Address details | Notify Energy Safe of the changed address details | Within 10 business days |
| Business Supervisor | Notify Energy Safe and provide updated Business Supervisor details | Within 10 business days of the change |
| Technical Supervisor | Notify Energy Safe and provide updated Technical Supervisor details | Within 10 business days of the change |
Energy Safe Victoria uses “must” for legal requirements. On its REC page, “should” identifies a recommended course of action, while “may” identifies an optional course of action.
Is the updated-details instruction the same for every change?
The notification period is the same, but the cited direction expressly says “provide updated details” for a change to the Business Supervisor or Technical Supervisor.
For a change to the REC’s name, contact details or address details, Energy Safe Victoria separately requires notification within 10 business days. That direction does not separately repeat the updated-details wording used for supervisor changes.
What do the Business and Technical Supervisors do?
An REC must maintain:
- A nominated Business Supervisor with appropriate qualifications, responsible for the management and administration of the business.
- A nominated Technical Supervisor with appropriate qualifications, responsible for supervising electrical installation work carried out by the REC.
Effective supervision may be provided by either an REC that holds an A Grade electrician’s licence or a nominated Technical Supervisor who holds an A Grade electrician’s licence.
What should the compliance checklist contain?
Use this checklist whenever one of the listed details changes:
- Identify the change: REC name, contact details, address details, Business Supervisor or Technical Supervisor.
- Record the date of the change and monitor the 10-business-day notification period.
- Notify Energy Safe within 10 business days of the change.
- If the Business Supervisor or Technical Supervisor changes, provide the updated details.
- Confirm that the nominated supervisor continues to have the appropriate qualifications for the role.
- Check Energy Safe Victoria’s page for its current notification method and lodgement instructions.
The guidance does not identify a dedicated form or specific submission channel for supervisor and REC detail changes on the cited page, so check the regulator’s current instructions before lodging the notification.
What if the 10-business-day deadline is missed?
The cited direction provides no grace period or alternative deadline. Contact Energy Safe promptly and ask how to lodge an overdue notification.
Energy Safe Victoria also states that an REC may face disciplinary action for failing to comply with the Electricity Safety Act or relevant Regulations. Listed consequences include licence suspension, licence cancellation, infringement notices and prosecution. That is a general enforcement statement, not a predicted outcome for every late notification.
Does an insurer notification replace the Energy Safe notification?
Do not assume that it does. The 10-business-day requirement comes from Energy Safe Victoria’s guidance for RECs, not from an insurance policy.
Check your policy’s Product Disclosure Statement (PDS) for any separate notification requirements relating to a business or supervisor change. Notify the insurer if its contract requires it, but do not treat that notification as a substitute for notifying Energy Safe.
Check the regulator’s current page, the relevant legislation and your policy PDS before acting. This article provides general information, not financial or legal advice.
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FAQ
Does the 10-business-day deadline apply to every reportable change?
Yes. The deadline applies when an REC changes its name, contact details, address details, Business Supervisor or Technical Supervisor. A Business or Technical Supervisor change also requires updated details.
Must updated details be provided for every type of change?
The cited Energy Safe Victoria direction expressly requires updated details for Business Supervisor and Technical Supervisor changes. Name, contact and address changes must also be notified within 10 business days, although that direction does not separately repeat the updated-details wording.
Who can provide effective supervision?
An REC holding an A Grade electrician’s licence or a nominated Technical Supervisor holding an A Grade electrician’s licence may provide effective supervision.
What should an REC do if it misses the deadline?
Contact Energy Safe promptly for lodgement instructions. The published direction does not state a grace period, and Energy Safe may take disciplinary action where an REC fails to comply with the Act or Regulations.
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