63UInterference with site of serious electricity works accident

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—

(a) to make it safe, or

(b) with the permission of an inspector, or

(c) as provided by the regulations.

(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—

(a) a fault or failure in electricity works did not contribute to the motor vehicle accident, and

(b) electricity did not contribute to an injury or death.

Maximum penalty—500 penalty units (in the case of corporations) and 250 penalty units (in any other case).

s 63U: Ins 2004 No 4, Sch 2 [4]. Am 2021 No 34, Sch 1[13].