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ELECTRICITY SAFETY ACT 1998 - SECT 143 Enforcement officer may issue improvement notice

ELECTRICITY SAFETY ACT 1998 - SECT 143

Enforcement officer may issue improvement notice

    (1)     An enforcement officer may issue an improvement notice to a person if the officer is of the opinion that the person—

S. 143(1)(a) amended by No. 61/2007 s. 8.

        (a)     is contravening any provision of Division 2 or 3 of Part 10; or

        (b)     has contravened such a provision in circumstances that make it likely that the contravention will be continued or repeated.

    (2)     The improvement notice may require the person to whom it is issued to remedy the contravention or likely contravention or the matters or activities occasioning the contravention or likely contravention.

    (3)     An improvement notice must—

        (a)     state that the enforcement officer is of the opinion that the person—

S. 143(3)(a)(i) amended by No. 61/2007 s. 8.

              (i)     is contravening a provision of Division 2 or 3 of Part 10; or

              (ii)     has contravened such a provision in circumstances that make it likely that the contravention will be continued or repeated; and

        (b)     state the reasons for that opinion; and

        (c)     specify the provision of the electricity safety management scheme in respect of which that opinion is held; and

        (d)     specify the day (being a day more than 7 days after the day on which the notice is issued) before which the person is required to remedy the contravention or likely contravention or the matters or activities occasioning the contravention or likely contravention.