Electricity Safety Act 1998
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76 Underground electric lines
S. 76(1) amended by No. 61/2007 s. 12(3).
(1) A person who controls an underground electric line on public land (other than an electric line forming part of a railway)—
(a) must maintain a record of that underground electric line; and
(b) before the line is connected to an electricity supply or within 2 business days after relocating the line, give sufficient information to enable every cable of the line to be located and identified to—
S. 76(1)(b)(i) amended by No. 39/2005 s. 48(Sch. 1 item 2).
(i) a person or body specified by Energy Safe Victoria as the asset recording service for the area in which the line is located; or
(ii) if no such person or body is so specified, the distribution company for that area.
- 75 penalty units.
S. 76(2) amended by No. 61/2007 s. 12(3).
(2) A person who operates a railway must keep a register containing sufficient information to enable every cable of the underground electric lines that are under the control of that person to be located and identified.
S. 76(3) amended by No. 61/2007 s. 12(3).
(3) A person who operates a railway must ensure that the register kept under subsection (3) is available for inspection by the public during normal business hours.