Electricity Safety Act 1998
66Offence to fail to comply with requirement
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66 Offence to fail to comply with requirement
(1) A person of whom a requirement is made under section 65 must comply with that requirement.
- In the case of a natural person, 200 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment or both;
S. 66(2) inserted by No. 1/2017 s. 12.
(2) A person required to give specified information to an owner or occupier under section 65(3)(j) or (k) does not commit an offence against subsection (1) if the person—
(a) did not know the identity or location of the owner or occupier; and
(b) made reasonable inquiries to identify or locate the owner or occupier for the purpose of giving the owner or occupier the specified information; and
(c) could not identify or locate the owner or occupier after making reasonable inquiries.
Pt 4 Div. 7 (Heading and ss 67–67K) inserted by No. 43/2018 s. 10.