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Electricity Safety Act 1998
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113 Compliance with electricity safety management scheme is a defence
It is a defence to a prosecution of a person for an offence relating to a breach of a duty or obligation set out in Division 1 if the person has complied with the accepted ESMS in relation to that duty or obligation.
Pt 10 Div. 2A (Heading) amended by No. 18/2017 s. 6.
Pt 10 Div. 2A (Heading and ss 113A–113F) inserted by No. 55/2010 s. 27.
Division 2A—Ongoing bushfire mitigation plan requirements for major electricity companies
S. 113A inserted by No. 55/2010 s. 27.