401Reporting of serious electrical incidents

401 Reporting of serious electrical incidents

(1) The following persons must report a serious electrical incident to Energy Safe Victoria in accordance with this regulation—

(a) an employer who becomes aware of a serious electrical incident that—

(i) relates to electrical work carried out by the employer's workers; or

(ii) occurred at a location where the employer's workers were carrying out electrical work;

(b) a person who has, to any extent, the management or control of a workplace who becomes aware of a serious electrical incident that occurs at the workplace;

(c) a registered electrical contractor who becomes aware of a serious electrical incident relating to work being carried out by the registered electrical contractor or one of its workers;

(d) an operator of a high voltage electrical installation who becomes aware of any serious electrical incident occurring within that electrical installation;

(e) an operator of a complex electrical installation who becomes aware of any serious electrical incident occurring within that complex electrical installation;

(f) an operator of a railway or tramway who becomes aware of any serious electrical incident occurring in relation to an electrical installation or supply network associated with that railway or tramway;

(g) an operator of an embedded network who becomes aware of any serious electrical incident occurring in relation to that embedded network;

(h) subject to subregulation (5), any other installation work responsible person who becomes aware of a serious electrical incident relating to work for which that person is responsible for carrying out;

(i) subject to subregulation (5), an electrical worker who becomes aware of a serious electrical incident relating to work carried out by that worker or at a location where the electrical worker is carrying out electrical work.

(2) As soon as practicable after becoming aware that the serious electrical incident has occurred or is occurring, a person referred to in subregulation (1) must report, by telephone, to Energy Safe Victoria all details of the incident within the person's knowledge.

(3) A person referred to in subregulation (1) must, within 20 business days after reporting the incident, give a written report of the incident to Energy Safe Victoria.

(4) The report referred to in subregulation (3) must be in a form approved by Energy Safe Victoria and, if required by Energy Safe Victoria, must be given to Energy Safe Victoria by means of an electronic communication.

(5) An electrical worker or installation work responsible person is not required to comply with this regulation if—