Electricity Safety Act 1998
46Regulation of installation
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46 Regulation of installation
(1) A person must not install, or cause to be installed, an electric line on public land unless—
(a) the electric line is installed by or on behalf of—
S. 46(1)(a)(i) substituted by No. 69/2000 s. 24(1).
(i) a person who is the holder of a licence under section 19 of the Electricity Industry Act 2000, for the purposes of carrying out activities authorised under the licence; or
S. 46(1)(a)(ii) amended by No. 38/2000 s. 24(b), substituted by No. 69/2000 s. 24(1).
(ii) a person who is exempted under the Electricity Industry Act 2000 from holding a licence under section 19 of that Act, for the purposes of carrying out activities authorised to be carried out under the terms of the exemption; or
S. 46(1)(a)(iii) repealed by No. 30/2000 s. 34.
S. 46(1)(a)(iv) substituted by No. 6/2010 s. 203(1)(Sch. 6 item 16.1(a)) (as amended by No. 45/2010 s. 22).
(iv) Victorian Rail Track, within the meaning of section 3 of the Transport Integration Act 2010, for the purposes of its functions or powers under that or any other Act; or
S. 46(1)(a)(iva) inserted by
No. 6/2010 s. 203(1)(Sch. 6 item 16.1(b)) (as amended by No. 45/2010 s. 22).
(iva) V/Line Corporation, within the meaning of section 3 of the Transport Integration Act 2010, for the purposes of its functions or powers under that or any other Act; or
S. 46(1)(a)(v) amended by No. 49/2019 s. 186(Sch. 4 item 16.2).
(v) the Head, Transport for Victoria, for the purposes of its functions or powers under any Act; or
S. 46(1)(a)(vi) amended by No. 2/2014 s. 5.
(vi) a Council for the purposes of its functions or powers under any Act; or
S. 46(1)(a)(vii) amended by No. 39/2005 s. 48(Sch. 1 item 2).
(vii) Energy Safe Victoria, for the purposes of its functions or powers under any Act; or
(b) the electric line is installed for the purpose of conveying electricity supplied by a person referred to in paragraph (a)(i) or (ii) from a common metering point or distribution point to lots on a plan of subdivision under the Subdivision Act 1988 or to parts of any premises which are separately occupied; or
(c) the installation of the electric line is the subject of an exemption under this Division.
S. 46(2) repealed by No. 69/2000 s. 24(2).
S. 46(3) amended by No. 89/1998 s. 12.
(3) The owner of an electric line installed in contravention of this section must ensure that the electric line is not at any time connected to a supply network.