144AIssue of prohibition notice

144A Issue of prohibition notice

(1) If the Chairperson of Energy Safe Victoria or an authorised officer is of the opinion that at any place there is occurring or may occur any activity which involves or will involve immediate risk to the safe supply or use of electricity, the Chairperson or authorised officer may issue a prohibition notice to a person who has or may be reasonably presumed to have control over the activity.

(2) The prohibition notice may prohibit the carrying on of the activity until the Chairperson or an authorised officer certifies in writing that the matters which give or will give rise to the risk are remedied.

(3) A prohibition notice must—

(a) state that the Chairperson or authorised officer is of the opinion that at the place there is occurring or may occur an activity which involves or will involve immediate risk to the safe supply and use of electricity; and

(b) state the reasons for that opinion; and

(c) specify the activity which in the Chairperson's or the authorised officer's opinion involves or will involve an immediate risk to the safe supply and use of electricity; and

(d) if in the Chairperson's or the authorised officer's opinion the activity involves a contravention or likely contravention of any provision of this Act or the regulations, specify that provision and state the reasons for that opinion.

S. 144B inserted by No. 13/2025 s. 34.