ELECTRICITY SAFETY ACT 1998 - SECT 115 Electricity safety management scheme for specified premises

ELECTRICITY SAFETY ACT 1998 - SECT 115

    (1)     Energy Safe Victoria may permit a person who is the occupier of specified premises to submit an electricity safety management scheme in respect of electrical work carried out at those premises by electrical workers employed or engaged by that person.

    (2)     An electricity safety management scheme submitted under this section must—

        (a)     be in writing; and

        (b)     in accordance with the regulations, specify the safety management system being followed or to be followed in respect of the electrical work to which the electricity safety management scheme applies; and

        (c)     be accompanied by the relevant prescribed application fee.

    (3)     Sections 100 to 104 apply to an electricity safety management scheme under this section—

        (a)     as if—

              (i)     a reference to a supply network were a reference to electrical work carried out at specified premises; and

              (ii)     a reference to a major electricity company were a reference to the occupier of the specified premises at which electrical work is carried out; and

              (iii)     a reference to the design, construction, operation, maintenance and decommissioning of the supply network were a reference to the carrying out of electrical work at the specified premises; and

              (iv)     a reference to the safe operation of the supply network were a reference to the safe carrying out of electrical work at the specified premises; and

        (b)     with any other alterations or modifications that are necessary.

S. 116 substituted by No. 61/2007 s. 7 (as amended by No. 57/2009 ss 16(1)–(3)).