Electricity Safety Act 1998
142Notification of serious electrical incidents
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142 Notification of serious electrical incidents
S. 142(1) amended by No. 39/2005 s. 48(Sch. 1 item 2).
(1) An electricity supplier must report to Energy Safe Victoria in accordance with the regulations any serious electrical incident which occurs in relation to its supply network.
S. 142(2) amended by No. 39/2005 s. 48(Sch. 1 item 2).
(2) An electricity supplier must report to Energy Safe Victoria in accordance with the regulations any serious electrical incident of which it is aware and which occurs in relation to an electrical installation to which it supplies electricity.
S. 142(2A) inserted by No. 22/2023 s. 38.
(2A) A declared owner or operator must report to Energy Safe Victoria in accordance with the regulations any serious electrical incident which occurs in relation to its declared installation.
S. 142(3) amended by No. 39/2005 s. 48(Sch. 1 item 2).
(3) A fire control authority must report to Energy Safe Victoria in accordance with the regulations—
(a) any serious electrical incident which it attends; and
(b) the results of any investigation it conducts into a fire of an electrical nature.
S. 142A inserted by No. 22/2023 s. 39.