ELECTRICITY SAFETY ACT 1998 - SECT 142 Notification of serious electrical incidents

ELECTRICITY SAFETY ACT 1998 - SECT 142

S. 142(1) amended by No. 39/2005 s. 48(Sch.  1 item 2).

    (1)     An electricity supplier must report to Energy Safe Victoria in accordance with the regulations any serious electrical incident which occurs in relation to its supply network.

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

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

S. 142(2) amended by No. 39/2005 s. 48(Sch.  1 item 2).

    (2)     An electricity supplier must report to Energy Safe Victoria in accordance with the regulations any serious electrical incident of which it is aware and which occurs in relation to an electrical installation to which it supplies electricity.

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

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

S. 142(3) amended by No. 39/2005 s. 48(Sch.  1 item 2).

    (3)     A fire control authority must report to Energy Safe Victoria in accordance with the regulations—

        (a)     any serious electrical incident which it attends; and

        (b)     the results of any investigation it conducts into a fire of an electrical nature.

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