sec.147Electrical safety protection notice

### sec.147 Electrical safety protection notice This section applies if an inspector reasonably believes that circumstances causing, or likely to cause, an immediate electrical risk to persons or property have arisen at a place. The inspector may— direct the person in control of any activity or electrical equipment that caused, or is likely to cause, the circumstances to stop the activity, or to stop using, or allowing to be used, the electrical equipment; and A direction may be given requiring a person to stop selling, lending or otherwise disposing of particular electrical equipment. disconnect electrical equipment from its supply of electricity to the extent the inspector considers necessary to eliminate the electrical risk. An inspector may direct an electricity entity to give the inspector the help the inspector reasonably requires to disconnect electrical equipment under subsection (2) (b) . An electricity entity must comply with a direction under subsection (3) . The direction under subsection (2) (a) may be given orally, but must be confirmed by notice ( electrical safety protection notice ) given to the person as soon as practicable. The person must comply with— the direction under subsection (2) (a) ; and the electrical safety protection notice. Maximum penalty—1,000 penalty units. Subsection (2) (a) does not apply to an activity or use of electrical equipment necessary to rectify the circumstances. An electrical safety protection notice must state— the inspector believes that circumstances causing, or likely to cause, an immediate electrical risk to persons or property have arisen, or are likely to arise, at a place; and briefly, the circumstances that have caused or are likely to cause the risk; and if the inspector believes the circumstances involve a contravention, or likely contravention, of a provision of this Act—the provision contravened or likely to be contravened; and the requirements that must be complied with before any electrical equipment disconnected by the inspector from its supply of electricity may be reconnected. For this section, a person is in control of an activity if the person has, or reasonably appears to have, authority to exercise control over the activity. s 147 sub 2011 No. 18 s 379 (sec.147-ssec.1) This section applies if an inspector reasonably believes that circumstances causing, or likely to cause, an immediate electrical risk to persons or property have arisen at a place. (sec.147-ssec.2) The inspector may— direct the person in control of any activity or electrical equipment that caused, or is likely to cause, the circumstances to stop the activity, or to stop using, or allowing to be used, the electrical equipment; and A direction may be given requiring a person to stop selling, lending or otherwise disposing of particular electrical equipment. disconnect electrical equipment from its supply of electricity to the extent the inspector considers necessary to eliminate the electrical risk. (sec.147-ssec.3) An inspector may direct an electricity entity to give the inspector the help the inspector reasonably requires to disconnect electrical equipment under subsection (2) (b) . (sec.147-ssec.4) An electricity entity must comply with a direction under subsection (3) . (sec.147-ssec.5) The direction under subsection (2) (a) may be given orally, but must be confirmed by notice ( electrical safety protection notice ) given to the person as soon as practicable. (sec.147-ssec.6) The person must comply with— the direction under subsection (2) (a) ; and the electrical safety protection notice. Maximum penalty—1,000 penalty units. (sec.147-ssec.7) Subsection (2) (a) does not apply to an activity or use of electrical equipment necessary to rectify the circumstances. (sec.147-ssec.8) An electrical safety protection notice must state— the inspector believes that circumstances causing, or likely to cause, an immediate electrical risk to persons or property have arisen, or are likely to arise, at a place; and briefly, the circumstances that have caused or are likely to cause the risk; and if the inspector believes the circumstances involve a contravention, or likely contravention, of a provision of this Act—the provision contravened or likely to be contravened; and the requirements that must be complied with before any electrical equipment disconnected by the inspector from its supply of electricity may be reconnected. (sec.147-ssec.9) For this section, a person is in control of an activity if the person has, or reasonably appears to have, authority to exercise control over the activity. - (a) direct the person in control of any activity or electrical equipment that caused, or is likely to cause, the circumstances to stop the activity, or to stop using, or allowing to be used, the electrical equipment; and Example of direction— A direction may be given requiring a person to stop selling, lending or otherwise disposing of particular electrical equipment. - (b) disconnect electrical equipment from its supply of electricity to the extent the inspector considers necessary to eliminate the electrical risk. - (a) the direction under subsection (2) (a) ; and - (b) the electrical safety protection notice. - (a) the inspector believes that circumstances causing, or likely to cause, an immediate electrical risk to persons or property have arisen, or are likely to arise, at a place; and - (b) briefly, the circumstances that have caused or are likely to cause the risk; and - (c) if the inspector believes the circumstances involve a contravention, or likely contravention, of a provision of this Act—the provision contravened or likely to be contravened; and - (d) the requirements that must be complied with before any electrical equipment disconnected by the inspector from its supply of electricity may be reconnected.