ELECTRICITY SAFETY ACT 1998 - SECT 113A Submission of bushfire mitigation plans for acceptance

ELECTRICITY SAFETY ACT 1998 - SECT 113A

S. 113A(1) amended by No. 59/2011 s. 7, substituted by No. 2/2014 s. 12(1).

    (1)     A major electricity company must prepare and submit to Energy Safe Victoria, for acceptance under this Division, a plan for the company's proposals for mitigation of bushfire in relation to the company's supply network at the end of each period of 5 years commencing on the later of—

        (a)     the date when the accepted bushfire mitigation plan is first accepted under this Division; or

        (b)     the date of the most recent acceptance of a revision of the accepted bushfire mitigation plan submitted under this Division.

Penalty:     In the case of a natural person, 300 penalty units;

In the case of a body corporate, 1500 penalty units.

    (2)     A bushfire mitigation plan under subsection (1)—

        (a)     must be in or to the effect of a form approved by Energy Safe Victoria; and

        (b)     must include the prescribed particulars.

S. 113A(3) amended by No. 2/2014 s. 12(2).

    (3)     A major electricity company must cause the prescribed information about its accepted bushfire mitigation plan to be made available for inspection—

        (a)     on the company's Internet site; and

        (b)     at the company's principal office in the State during ordinary business hours.

Penalty:     In the case of a natural person, 10 penalty units;

In the case of a body corporate, 50 penalty units.

S. 113B inserted by No. 55/2010 s. 27.