ELECTRICITY SAFETY ACT 1998 - SECT 86A Energy Safe Victoria may give directions for restriction or prevention of tree growth
ELECTRICITY SAFETY ACT 1998 - SECT 86A
Energy Safe Victoria may give directions for restriction or prevention of tree growth(1) If Energy Safe Victoria is satisfied that it is necessary to do so in order to prevent future unsafe electrical situations, Energy Safe Victoria may, in writing, direct a specified person—
(a) to restrict or cease the planting of specified trees or species or classes of tree in the immediate area around an electric line; or
(b) to clear specified trees or species or classes of tree from the immediate area around an electric line; or
(c) to do any other thing necessary to minimise or prevent growth of specified trees or species or classes of tree in the immediate area around an electric line.
(2) A direction under subsection (1) must be reasonable.
(3) In this section, "specified person" means the owner or occupier of land in the area of an electric line or the relevant distribution company or relevant transmission company that owns or operates the electric line.
(4) A specified person must comply with a direction under subsection (1) that applies to the specified person.
Penalty: In the case of a natural person, 50 penalty units;
In the case of a body corporate, 250 penalty units.
Pt 8 Div. 2A (Heading) amended by No. 36/2018
s. 81(1).
Pt 8 Div. 2A (Heading and s. 86B) inserted by
No. 55/2010 s. 19.
Division 2A—Electric lines and municipal emergency management plans
S. 86B (Heading) amended by No. 36/2018 s. 81(2).
S. 86B inserted by No. 55/2010 s. 19, amended by Nos 2/2014 s. 9, 36/2018 s. 81(3).