120PAnnual compliance reports

120P Annual compliance reports

(1) A major electricity company must give a written report to Energy Safe Victoria before 1 August each year that—

(a) includes the following information for the reporting period—

(i) details of work carried out during the reporting period (including the date of the work) to modify zone substations in its supply network so that the polyphase electric lines originating from the zone substations have the required capacity;

(ii) details of work carried out during the reporting period (including the date of the work) to cover or place underground each electric line in its supply network that meets the prescribed specification within an electric line construction area;

(iii) details of work carried out during the reporting period (including the date of the work) to install an Automatic Circuit Recloser for each SWER line in its supply network; and

(b) includes details of the location of each zone substation, electric line and Automatic Circuit Recloser referred to in paragraph (a) and in the case of an electric line referred to in that paragraph, the length of the electric line (in kilometres); and

(c) includes the following plans of work to be carried out during the next reporting period—

(i) a plan to modify polyphase electric lines originating from zone substations to have the required capacity, which includes the date on which the work is to be completed and the location of the polyphase electric lines;

(ii) a plan to cover or place underground electric lines that meet the prescribed specification in an electric line construction area, which includes the date on which the work is to be completed and the locations where the electric lines will be covered or placed underground and the length (in kilometres) of the electric lines;

(iii) a plan to install Automatic Circuit Reclosers for SWER lines in its supply network, which includes the date on which the work is to be completed and the location of installation of the Automatic Circuit Reclosers; and

(d) is in the form, and includes the information, specified by Energy Safe Victoria; and

(e) has been approved by the board of the major electricity company.

(2) Energy Safe Victoria must publish a copy of a report on its Internet site.

(3) A major electricity company that contravenes subsection (1) is liable to pay a pecuniary penalty—

(a) not exceeding $10 000 in respect of each contravention of that subsection; and

(b) in the case of a continuing contravention of that subsection, a daily amount not exceeding $1000 for each day that contravention continues after service on the major electricity company by Energy Safe Victoria of notice of that contravention.