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Electricity Supply Act 1995
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#### 58 Care to be taken
58 Care to be taken
> > (1) In the exercise of a power under this Division, an authorised officer must do as little damage as possible.
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> > (2) As far as practicable, entry onto fenced land is to be made through an existing opening in the enclosing fence or, if entry through an existing opening is not practicable, through a new opening.
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> > (3) Any new opening is to be properly closed when the need for entry ceases.
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> > (4) If, in the exercise of a power under this Division, any pit, trench, hole or bore is made, the network operator or retailer concerned must, if the owner or occupier of the land so requires—
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> > > (a) fence it and keep it securely fenced so long as it remains open or not sufficiently sloped down, and
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> > > (b) without unnecessary delay, fill it up or level it or sufficiently slope it down.
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> **s 58:** Am 2000 No 109, Sch 1 \[29\]; 2012 No 38, Sch 1 \[40\].