Electricity Safety Act 1998
75General duties of owners or operators of complex electrical installations and railways
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75 General duties of owners or operators of complex electrical installations and railways
S. 75(1) substituted by No. 22/2023 s. 6.
(1) An owner or operator of a complex electrical installation must design, construct, operate, maintain and decommission the installation to minimise as far as practicable—
(a) the hazards and risks to the safety of any person arising from the installation; and
(b) the hazards and risks of damage to the property of any person arising from the installation; and
(c) the bushfire danger arising from the installation.
S. 75(2) substituted by No. 22/2023 s. 6.
(2) An owner or operator of a railway must design, construct, operate, maintain and decommission the supply network of the railway to minimise as far as practicable—
(a) the hazards and risks to the safety of any person arising from the supply network; and
(b) the hazards and risks of damage to the property of any person arising from the supply network; and
(c) the bushfire danger arising from the supply network.