Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Electricity Industry Act 2000 - SECT 93A

Safety duties in relation to works on or in immediate vicinity of rail infrastructure or rolling stock

93A. Safety duties in relation to works on or in immediate vicinity of rail
infrastructure or rolling stock



(1) An electricity corporation must, when exercising a power under section 93
on or in the immediate vicinity of rail infrastructure or rolling stock,
ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, that it exercises the power
safely.

Penalty: 9000 penalty units.

(2) A works contractor must, when carrying out an activity referred to in
section 93 on or in the immediate vicinity of rail infrastructure or rolling
stock, ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, that he, she or it carries
out the activity safely.

Penalty: In the case of a natural person, 1800 penalty units; In the case of a
body corporate, 9000 penalty units.

(3) An offence against subsection (1) or (2) is an indictable offence.

Note However, the offence may be heard and determined summarily (see section
53 of, and Schedule 4 to, the Magistrates' Court Act 1989).