Electricity Safety Act 1998
62TShow cause notice
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62T Show cause notice
(1) Energy Safe Victoria may, by post, serve a registered responsible supplier a written notice requiring the registered responsible supplier to show cause why the relevant registration should not be cancelled if Energy Safe Victoria believes—
(a) a ground under section 62R exists; or
(b) a ground under section 62S exists in relation to the registration of level 2 in‑scope electrical equipment or level 3 in-scope electrical equipment.
See section 49 of the Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984 for service by post.
(2) A notice served under subsection (1) must—
(a) state each ground in respect of which Energy Safe Victoria has formed the opinion that a ground exists under section 62R or 62S to cancel the relevant registration; and
(b) specify the facts and circumstances that Energy Safe Victoria believes form the basis of the ground; and
(c) state the time period within which the registered responsible supplier must respond, that time period being not less than—
(i) in the case of the registration of a responsible supplier—28 days from the date of service of the notice; or
(ii) in the case of the registration of equipment—14 days from the date of service of the notice; and
(d) state the consequences for the registered responsible supplier of not responding to the notice.
S. 62U inserted by No. 43/2018 s. 7.