Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Electricity Safety Act 1998 - SECT 105

Compliance audits

105. Compliance audits





(1) Energy Safe Victoria may require an accepted electricity safety manager-



   (a)  to obtain, at the intervals determined by Energy Safe Victoria,
        independent audits of the manager's compliance with this Act and the
        regulations and the conditions to which the acceptance is subject; and

   (b)  to forward a copy of each audit report to Energy Safe Victoria within
        a time specified by Energy Safe Victoria.



(2) The accepted electricity safety manager must establish to the satisfaction
of Energy Safe Victoria that each person undertaking an audit under this
section has the necessary competence and ability and access to information on
the operations of the manager under this Act and the regulations to enable an
independent audit to be carried out.

(3) If Energy Safe Victoria requires an accepted electricity safety manager to
obtain an independent audit under this section, the costs of that audit must
be borne by the manager.

(4) An accepted electricity safety manager must comply with a requirement of
Energy Safe Victoria under this section.

Penalty: 50 penalty units.