237Emergency restoration of private aerial lines in high bushfire risk areas

237 Emergency restoration of private aerial lines in high bushfire risk areas

(1) Regulations 234, 235 and 236 do not apply to a substantial reconstruction of a private aerial line in a hazardous bushfire area that has been rendered inoperative by a fault if the installation work responsible person complies with this regulation.

(2) Before commencing any reconstruction work, the installation work responsible person must—

(a) obtain a written undertaking from the owner of the private aerial line that the owner will, within 60 days after the date on which the undertaking is given—

(i) have the private aerial line placed underground; or

(ii) in the case of a private service line that is not located in an electric line construction area, comply with the requirements of regulation 235(1); and

(b) if requested by Energy Safe Victoria, provide Energy Safe Victoria with a digital photograph or copy of the written undertaking referred to in paragraph (a); and

(c) obtain a reference code from Energy Safe Victoria for that work.

(3) Within 5 business days of completing the reconstruction work, the installation work responsible person must provide Energy Safe Victoria with—

(a) a copy of the undertaking referred to in subregulation (2)(a); and

(b) the reference code for that work; and

(c) the certificate of electrical safety for the reconstruction of the private electric line.

(4) If Energy Safe Victoria is satisfied that the installation work responsible person has obtained or will obtain the undertaking required by subregulation (2)(a), Energy Safe Victoria must provide as soon as is practicable after being requested to do so by the installation work responsible person, a reference code for the reconstruction work.

(5) The owner of a private aerial line reconstructed in accordance with this regulation must have that private aerial line—

(a) placed underground; or

(b) in the case of a private service line that is not located in an electric line construction area, made compliant with the requirements of regulation 235(1); or

(c) disconnected from electricity supply—

within 60 days after the date the owner gave the written undertaking referred to in subregulation (2)(a).