ELECTRICITY SAFETY ACT 1998 - SECT 134 Power of enforcement officer to require information or documents
ELECTRICITY SAFETY ACT 1998 - SECT 134
Power of enforcement officer to require information or documents(1) An enforcement officer may exercise powers under this section only to the extent that it is reasonably necessary to do so for the purpose of—
(a) investigating a serious electrical incident; or
(b) investigating an emergency where there is a threat to the safety of persons or property arising from a situation relating to electricity; or
S. 134(1)(c) amended by No. 69/2000 s. 31.
(c) determining compliance with an electricity safety management scheme; or
(d) determining compliance with this Act or the regulations.
S. 134(2) amended by No. 39/2005 s. 48(Sch. 1 item 2).
(2) An enforcement officer must obtain the prior written consent of Energy Safe Victoria before each exercise of a power under this section for the purpose of determining compliance with this Act or the regulations.
(3) An enforcement officer may require a person to give information to the enforcement officer, to produce documents to the enforcement officer and to give reasonable assistance to the enforcement officer.
(4) A person must not refuse or fail, without reasonable excuse, to comply with a requirement made under subsection (3).
Penalty: 200 penalty units.