Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Electricity Safety Act 1998 - SECT 83B

Inspection of private overhead lines

83B. Inspection of private overhead lines





(1) An electricity supplier that has a distribution area must cause an
inspection to be carried out at such times as are prescribed, and in
accordance with the prescribed standards (if any), of private electric lines
that are above the surface of land within its distribution area, other than
any prescribed parts of those lines.

Penalty: In the case of a natural person, 50 penalty units; In the case of a
body corporate, 250 penalty units.





(2) An electricity supplier must give to the occupier of land above which
there is a private electric line notice in the prescribed form (if any) during
the prescribed period (if any) before an inspection under subsection (1) is
carried out.

(3) An electricity supplier may, for the purpose of an inspection under this
section, enter onto land at any reasonable time for the purposes of inspecting
a private electric line under this section and remain on the land for so long
as is necessary to inspect the line.

(4) If an inspection carried out under this section reveals that maintenance
is required on a private electric line above land, the electricity supplier
must give the owner of the land written notice of the maintenance required.

Division 2-Responsibility for maintenance of lines