69Power to make electrical infrastructure or installations safe

69 Power to make electrical infrastructure or installations safe

(1)  If an authorised officer finds that electrical infrastructure or an electrical installation is unsafe, the authorised officer may –

(a) disconnect the infrastructure or installation, or require the person in charge of the infrastructure or installation to disconnect it, from a source of electricity; and

(b) require the person in charge of the installation to carry out the necessary work to make it safe before it is reconnected.

(2)  A requirement is to be imposed under subsection (1) by written notice given to the person in charge of the electrical infrastructure or installation.

(3)  A person in charge of electrical infrastructure or an electrical installation –

(a) must comply with a requirement under this section; and

(b) must not reconnect or permit the reconnection of the infrastructure or installation unless the work required by a notice under this section has been carried out or an authorised officer approves the reconnection.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 100 penalty units.