New South Wales Consolidated Acts

FIRE BRIGADES ACT 1989 - SECT 18

18 Disconnection etc of gas and electricity

(1) The officer in charge at a fire may cause the supply of gas or electricity to any premises on fire, or to adjacent premises, to be shut off or disconnected.

(1A) The officer in charge at a hazardous material incident may cause the supply of gas or electricity to any premises in the vicinity of the site of the incident to be shut off or disconnected.

(2) In exercising a power under this section, the officer in charge may require the person who supplies the gas or electricity concerned to immediately send some competent person to the scene for the purpose of shutting it off or disconnecting it in accordance with the officer’s directions.

(3) A person must comply with any such requirement and directions.

(4) A person who supplies gas or electricity is not liable for any damages because of any interruption of that supply under this section.