703Exemptions—Duties of the public

703 Exemptions—Duties of the public

(1) Energy Safe Victoria may, on the application of any person who has been refused permission to do a thing that is otherwise prohibited by Part 6, exempt that person from any of the requirements of Part 6 that are prohibiting the person from doing that thing subject to any conditions specified by Energy Safe Victoria.

(3) An application must be accompanied by the application fee.

(b) in the opinion of Energy Safe Victoria, the payment of the application fee is not warranted because of the nature of the application; or

(c) in the opinion of Energy Safe Victoria, dealing with the application imposes on Energy Safe Victoria no appreciable burden or a lesser burden than usual.

(6) Energy Safe Victoria may grant an exemption if satisfied that the applicant has demonstrated that—

(a) the applicant can carry out the proposed activity safely; and

(b) the applicant can carry out the proposed activity without damaging or interfering with any protected infrastructure; and

(c) when the activity is completed, there will not be an unsafe electrical situation or the potential for any unsafe electrical situation to arise.

(7) A person to whom an exemption applies must comply with any conditions of the exemption specified by Energy Safe Victoria.