Electricity Safety (General) Regulations 2019
404Reporting of electrical incidents (other than serious electrical incidents)—fire control authorities
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404 Reporting of electrical incidents (other than serious electrical incidents)—fire control authorities
(1) A fire control authority must—
(a) within a month of the fire occurring provide Energy Safe Victoria with a written report containing details within its knowledge regarding any fire that it believes to be of an electrical nature (other than a fire that was a serious electrical incident); and
(b) within a month of the incident occurring, provide Energy Safe Victoria with a written report containing all details within its knowledge regarding any incident involving electricity (other than a fire that was a serious electrical incident) in which a person—
(i) made accidental contact with any live electric line or live electrical equipment; or
(ii) received an electric shock as a result of direct or indirect contact with any supply network or electrical installation.
(2) The reports referred to in subregulations (1)(a) and (b) 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.