How often should an electrical switchboard inspection be carried out?
There is no set statutory inspection frequency, but annual inspections with a thermographic scan are common practice.
Your question is about inspection, not testing. For testing, in QLD, the frequency is set by the Electrical Safety Regulation 2013, and the Electrical Safety Office makes it explicitly clear that the ESR takes precedence over AS3760.
For inspections, there is no statutory frequency. It's the type of thing that's normally determined by existing risks, risk appetite, and possibly insurer requirements. Twelve months is pretty normal, and this often includes a thermographic scan as part of the inspection, which will indicate RCDs that might be overheating or due for replacement.
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Craig MacDonald is a Chartered Building Surveyor and Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (FRICS), with over 20 years' experience diagnosing building defects and advising on property risk across Australia. He is Chair of the RICS Member Engagement Group in Queensland, an accredited RICS Assessor, and author of The Building Detective. Through Beyond Condition — the consultancy and property technology firm he co-founded — Craig works with bodies corporate on defect investigations, sinking fund forecasts, and the procurement of building works. He also builds TenderBox, a tool that helps committees run a fair, structured tender process without needing specialist procurement experience.
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