Electrical Safety Act 2022
204Issuing non-disturbance notice
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204 Issuing non-disturbance notice (1) An inspector may issue a non-disturbance notice to a person with management or control of a place if the inspector believes on reasonable grounds that it is necessary to: (a) preserve the site of a serious electrical event or a dangerous electrical event; or (b) prevent disturbance of the place, or a thing at the place, being inspected or investigated; or (c) facilitate the exercise of the inspector's powers under Part 7. (2) A non-disturbance notice must be in writing and include the (a) the grounds on which the notice is being issued; (b) the specific obligations of the person to whom the notice is issued; (c) the measures to be taken to preserve a site, prevent disturbance or otherwise facilitate the inspector's compliance powers; (d) the period during which the notice applies; (e) the maximum penalty for contravening the notice. (3) The effect of a notice is limited to a maximum of 7 days. (4) A notice may be renewed or reissued more than once for periods not exceeding the maximum of 7 days each time.
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