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Electricity Supply Act 1995
63UInterference with site of serious electricity works accident
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#### 63U Interference with site of serious electricity works accident
63U Interference with site of serious electricity works accident
> > (1) A person must not disturb or interfere with the site of a serious electricity works accident before it has been inspected by an inspector except—
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> > > (a) to make it safe, or
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> > > (b) with the permission of an inspector, or
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> > > (c) as provided by the regulations.
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> > (2) This section does not apply to a serious electricity works accident involving a motor vehicle accident on land not owned or controlled by a network operator if—
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> > > (a) a fault or failure in electricity works did not contribute to the motor vehicle accident, and
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> > > (b) electricity did not contribute to an injury or death.
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> Maximum penalty—500 penalty units (in the case of corporations) and 250 penalty units (in any other case).
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> **s 63U:** Ins 2004 No 4, Sch 2 \[4\]. Am 2021 No 34, Sch 1\[13\].