Electricity Safety (General) Regulations 2019
607Damage to underground portion of protected infrastructure
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607 Damage to underground portion of protected infrastructure
(1) A person must not place or cause to be placed any corrosive, abrasive, heavy or deleterious material or substance that damages or is likely to damage protected infrastructure above or in the vicinity of any underground portion of the protected infrastructure if the person reasonably should have known the existence and location of the protected infrastructure.
(2) A person must not allow to remain or cause to be allowed to remain any corrosive, abrasive, heavy or deleterious material or substance that damages or is likely to damage protected infrastructure above or in the vicinity of any underground portion of the protected infrastructure if the person reasonably should have known the existence and location of the protected infrastructure.