99Electricity safety management scheme

99 Electricity safety management scheme

S. 99(1) amended by No. 22/2023 s. 12(1).

(1) A major electricity company must submit an electricity safety management scheme to Energy Safe Victoria for each of its supply networks in accordance with this section.

1. In the case of a natural person, 600 penalty units;

(2) An electricity safety management scheme for a supply network must—

(b) in accordance with the regulations, specify the safety management system being followed or to be followed by the major electricity company—

(i) to comply with the major electricity company's duties under Division 1; and

(ii) in relation to any other matters relating to the safe design, construction, operation, maintenance and decommissioning of the supply network that are prescribed.

S. 99(2A) inserted by No. 55/2010 s. 25, amended by Nos 59/2011 s. 5, 22/2023 s. 12(2).

(2A) Without limiting subsection (2)(b), an electricity safety management scheme must include a plan prepared under section 113A for the mitigation of bushfire danger in relation to the major electricity company's supply network.

(3) The electricity safety management scheme for a supply network which is in operation immediately before the commencement of this section must be submitted within 12 months after that commencement.

(4) The electricity safety management scheme for any other supply network must be submitted to Energy Safe Victoria before the major electricity company commences to commission, or operate, that supply network.

(5) An electricity safety management scheme may apply to more than one supply network.

(6) An electricity safety management scheme that is submitted under this section must be accompanied by the prescribed fee.

S. 100 substituted by No. 61/2007 s. 7.