601Application of Part—protected installations

601 Application of Part—protected installations

(1) An owner or operator of a protected installation may do any thing in relation to a protected installation that is otherwise prohibited by regulations 603 to 619 if the owner or operator does that thing when the protected installation is isolated from the electricity supply.

(2) A person may do any thing in relation to a protected installation that is otherwise prohibited by regulations 603 to 619 if the person—

(a) does that thing with the written permission of the owner or operator of the protected installation; and

(b) does that thing when the protected installation is isolated from the electricity supply; and

(c) complies with any conditions imposed by the owner or operator in giving the permission.

(3) An authorised person may do any thing in relation to a protected installation that is otherwise prohibited by regulations 603 to 619 if doing the thing—

(a) is necessary to connect or disconnect the protected installation from the electricity supply; or

(b) is required or authorised by or under any law; or

(c) is necessary for safety reasons.

(4) In this regulation—

authorised person means—

(a) the electricity supplier that is supplying electricity to the protected installation; or

(b) a person authorised by the electricity supplier that is supplying electricity to the protected installation to do a thing permitted by subregulation (3);

safety reasons includes the prevention and mitigation of bushfires that may arise out of incidents involving protected installations.