142APreservation of serious electrical incident sites

142A Preservation of serious electrical incident sites

S. 142A(1) amended by No. 13/2025 s. 53(Sch. 1 item 38).

(1) Subject to subsection (2), an electricity supplier that is required to report a serious electrical incident under section 142 must not fail, without reasonable excuse, to ensure that the site of the incident is not disturbed until an authorised officer directs otherwise.

(2) The site of a serious electrical incident may be disturbed for the purpose of—

(a) protecting the health or safety of any person; or

(b) aiding an injured person who was involved in the incident; or

(c) taking action necessary to make the site safe or to prevent a further serious electrical incident; or

(d) restoring supply of electricity.

Pt 12 Div. 3 (Heading) inserted by No. 13/2025 s. 32.

Division 3—Improvement and prohibition notices

S. 143 (Heading) inserted by No. 13/2025 s. 33(1).