Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

ELECTRICITY SAFETY ACT 1971 - SECT 34

    (1)     An electricity distributor commits an offence if—

        (a)     a serious accident happens—

              (i)     in relation to the distributor's electricity network; or

              (ii)     in the distributor's distribution area; and

        (b)     the distributor fails to tell the construction occupations registrar about the accident, by telephone, immediately after the distributor becomes aware of the accident.

Maximum penalty: 200 penalty units.

    (2)     An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.

    (3)     This section does not apply if the defendant had reasonable grounds to believe that the relevant distributor had been told about the accident.