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Electricity Safety (General) Regulations 2019
234Private electric lines in hazardous bushfire risk areas
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234 Private electric lines in hazardous bushfire risk areas
A private electric line that is to be constructed or substantially reconstructed in a hazardous bushfire risk area must be placed underground.
1 Private electric line and hazardous bushfire risk area are defined in the Electricity Safety Act 1998.
2 Private aerial line and substantial reconstruction are defined in regulation 105.