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Electricity Reform Act 2000
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67 Power to disconnect electrical supply
(1) An electricity officer may disconnect the electricity supply to an
electrical installation or a place if:
(a) the electrical installation is connected to an electricity network
in contravention of the Electrical Safety Act 2022; or
(b) the electrical installation does not comply with this Act; or
(c) electricity is being supplied to, or consumed at, the place
contrary to this Act.
(2) For subsection (1)(a), a person may rely on a certificate of
compliance issued under section 41 of the Electrical Safety
Act 2022.
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(3) The electricity officer must give written notice to the person in
charge of the electrical installation or place:
(a) informing the person that the electricity supply was
disconnected under this section; and
(b) directing that the electricity supply must not be reconnected
except in accordance with the Electrical Safety Act 2022.