78Approval of safety management and mitigation plan

78 Approval of safety management and mitigation plan (1) The safety management and mitigation plan and the report prepared under section 77(5) must be submitted to the Electrical Safety Regulator as soon as practicable after the electricity entity is granted a licence by the Utilities Commission under the Electricity Reform Act 2000. (2) The Electrical Safety Regulator may approve a safety management and mitigation plan submitted by an electricity entity if satisfied that: (a) the plan was prepared in accordance with this Act; and (b) the plan was assessed in accordance with section 77(4) and (5); and (c) the plan meets the requirements of section 77(2). (3) The Electrical Safety Regulator must give the electricity entity a decision notice if it approves or refuses to approve its safety management and mitigation plan. (4) Approval under subsection (2) is valid for 3 years from the date of the decision notice. (5) If the Electrical Safety Regulator refuses to approve a safety management and mitigation plan, the Electrical Safety Regulator may give the electricity entity guidance on submitting a plan that complies.