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Electricians in oz; getting work
Topic Started: Jul 11 2008, 12:21 PM (302 Views)
ducksgraffin	Jul 11 2008, 12:21 PM Post #1
Redback Posts: 1 Group: Members Member #334 Joined: July 11, 2008	Does anyone out there know anything about electricians moving to oz. We have just arrived in Melbourne 1 week ago, and I can tell you there seems to be a lot of red tape for sparks to go through just to get a job. If anyone can help shed some light on this for us as people here aren't really sure either.



Tyke	Jul 12 2008, 08:53 AM Post #2
Happy in Onkaparinga Hills Posts: 233 Group: Members Member #228 Joined: April 25, 2008	You will have to get your licence here if you wish to work unsupervised. Class A is the one. Not sure what regs are in Victoria but you might find some help on this site............ http://www.consumer.vic.gov.au/CA256EB5000644CE/HomePage?ReadForm&1=Home~&2=~&3=~ Good uck!!
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airconkid	Jul 16 2008, 11:26 AM Post #3
MODERATOR- Great White Posts: 637 Group: Members Member #25 Joined: November 14, 2006	Lucky your not up here in Queensland...................You need a licence to wipe your a*se!!!!!!!! Aircon
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PC Pom	Jul 17 2008, 06:40 AM Post #4
Anyone for tennis? Posts: 647 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: March 23, 2006	Australia thrives on paperwork. It makes for employment and a lot of recycling. I don't necessarily approve but for fear of being accused of being a whinging Pom and being deported on the spot, I think the Aussies have got their heads screwed on - the wrong way round. Life is brilliant here. The sun shines a lot, the people say hello (including the teenagers) and you can buy big blocks of land and build your own castle (I'm still saving for mine). But, it does take a lot of effort to get things done. A lot of drawn out and tiring effort. And some of it is nigh on impossibly awkward at times. Take getting a vehicle registered here. Every state is different - so a car registered in Victoria is ONLY registered there, not Australia. States are like different countries. I live in Belgium, you live in France. We both live in Australia. In the UK, I would prepare a vehicle for its MoT, phone for insurance and take it for the roadworthy test. It passes and I buy a road license. Done. It fails - I drive it home, get it repaired (either at home or drive it to a garage to be fixed) and then take it for a re-test. In Queensland: I go to the nearest insurance office. I go to the nearest transport building. I have to get there so hopefully I've got another car or public transport is good to get me to both of these destinations. There, I buy basic third party insurance (CTP) and a driving permit. The permit lasts 24 hours and permits me to travel between point A and point B - home and the test station (via the transport office even if its out of the bleeding way). Car passes its test. I now need to have it inspected by the transport office in order to have it registered in the state where I live. IF there are enough hours in the day I drive back to the transport depot where I bought the 24 hour permit. There the vehicle receives its plates - appropriate for the state I live in. I complete yet more paperwork (which costs me to do so because I have to pay stamp duty based on the purchase price or book value of the vehicle). If it fails the initial test, I return home and start the process all over again. Once passed, I can then get real insurance for my vehicle. The fact is I'm 10 miles from the nearest transport office. Imagine if I didn't have public transport nearby - we'll, I do, we got it 6 months ago... a bus. Hooray for that. But I've still got to wait for the return journey and that's most of the day gone. OMG. This country is so backwards at times, it's embarrasing. They talk about 'embracing technology'. Here's how to do it Australia. The phone or internet enables purchase of insurance (and a permit - although this could be included as one - 6 months or 12 months cover) - credit card payment - print out the proof to display. Go to garage and get test done. Go home. Download registration forms and complete online - Oh no! They have to trust you. Surely not! Do you really know where the chassis number and engine number are? Didn't the test reporter write them down on the test certificate? Yes he did so it's all there to see. Hooray! Arrange full insurance - before, if you like! Done. How easy. 'Too easy' - a phrase that's used with annoying regularity here in Queensland - especially by those people who quote you for doing building jobs for many thousands of dollars - yes, I give you the money and you cause me stress - too easy! Sorry. Rant over. But isn't it daft? I do feel sorry for those people who have to go through this without a car in the first place. It's absurd. Aircon is sooooooooo right. Take away the sunshine and the beaches and I don't think the locals would be as friendly (or laid back). Cold days and short winter ones tend to make you a bit insular, I think. This leads to a less happy state of being and, before you know it, everyone will be emigrating to the south of France from here to get away from an over bureaucratic society. Thank God the sun shines! Edited by PC Pom, Jul 17 2008, 06:52 AM.
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