ELECTRICITY SAFETY ACT 1998 - SECT 121 Enforcement officers
ELECTRICITY SAFETY ACT 1998 - SECT 121
Enforcement officersS. 121(1) amended by Nos 36/1999 s. 20(1)(3), 69/2000 s. 28(1), 39/2005 s. 48(Sch. 1 items 1, 2, 13), substituted by No. 4/2020 s. 12(1).
(1) The Chairperson of Energy Safe Victoria may appoint any of the following persons to be an enforcement officer for the purposes of this Act and the Electricity Industry Act 2000 —
(a) the Chief Executive Officer of Energy Safe Victoria;
(b) an employee, agent or contractor of Energy Safe Victoria.
S. 121(2) amended by No. 39/2005 s. 48(Sch. 1 item 1).
(2) Energy Safe Victoria must give an identity card to each person who is appointed an enforcement officer.
(3) The identity card—
S. 121(3)(a) amended by Nos 39/2005 s. 48(Sch. 1 item 13), 4/2020 s. 12(2).
(a) must be signed by the Chairperson of Energy Safe Victoria; and
(b) bear a photograph and the signature of the enforcement officer.
S. 121(4) amended by Nos 36/1999 s. 20(2), 69/2000 s. 28(1), 4/2020 s. 12(3).
(4) An enforcement officer must, in the course of performing their functions under this Act or the Electricity Industry Act 2000 , produce their identity card to any person who requests its production.
S. 121(5) substituted by No. 36/1999 s. 20(4), amended by No. 39/2005 s. 48(Sch. 1 items 1, 2).
(5) Energy Safe Victoria must not appoint an agent or contractor of Energy Safe Victoria to be an enforcement officer unless satisfied that the agent or contractor—
(a) is competent to exercise the functions of an enforcement officer; and
(b) is of good repute, having regard to character, honesty and integrity; and
S. 121(5)(c) amended by No. 39/2005 s. 48(Sch. 1 item 2).
(c) agrees in writing to carry out the functions of an enforcement officer in accordance with such criteria as are established from time to time by Energy Safe Victoria.
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