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Electricity Reform Act 2000
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107 Electricity entities not liable in certain circumstances
(1) An electricity entity, or an officer or employee of the electricity
entity, is not liable for damages or any penalty arising out of a
partial or total failure to supply electricity to a customer unless the
failure is due to an act or omission done or made by the electricity
entity or the officer or employee in bad faith or through negligence.
(2) An electricity entity, or an officer or employee of the electricity
entity, is not liable for damages or any penalty for supplying to a
customer electricity by an irregular or fluctuating voltage or because
of a frequency deviation unless the irregular or fluctuating voltage
or the frequency deviation is due to an act or omission done or
made by the electricity entity or the officer or employee in bad faith
or through negligence.
(3) An electricity entity may enter into an agreement with a person
varying or excluding the operation of this section and this section, to
the extent of the agreement, does not apply.
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