New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

ELECTRICITY SUPPLY (SAFETY AND NETWORK MANAGEMENT) REGULATION 2008 - REG 19

19 Additional audits may be required

(1) Without limiting clause 15, the Director-General may, by notice in writing to a network operator, require the network operator to carry out, or to provide such assistance and cooperation as is reasonable for the purposes of carrying out, a further audit of a chapter of its plan if:

(a) the Director-General is not satisfied as to any aspect of an audit carried out by an auditor nominated by the network operator, or

(b) the Director-General is satisfied that a further audit is required in order to verify that the relevant chapter is being implemented.

(2) The Director-General may require such a further audit to be carried out by an auditor nominated or appointed by the Director-General.

(3) The audit may relate to any or all of the matters referred to in clause 17 or 18.

(4) A network operator must not fail to comply with a requirement made by the Director-General under this clause.

Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units (in the case of a corporation) and 25 penalty units (in any other case).