Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Electricity Safety Act 1998 - SECT 76

Underground electric lines

76. Underground electric lines



(1) A person who controls an underground electric line on public land (other
than an electric line forming part of a railway)-

   (a)  must maintain a record of that underground electric line; and

   (b)  before the line is connected to an electricity supply or within 2
        business days after relocating the line, give sufficient information
        to enable every cable of the line to be located and identified to-

   (i)  a person or body specified by Energy Safe Victoria as the asset
        recording service for the area in which the line is located; or

   (ii) if no such person or body is so specified, the distribution company
        for that area. Penalty: 75 penalty units.

(2) A person who operates a railway must keep a register containing sufficient
information to enable every cable of the underground electric lines that are
under the control of that person to be located and identified.

(3) A person who operates a railway must ensure that the register kept under
subsection (3) is available for inspection by the public during normal
business hours.