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Electricity Supply Act 1995
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66 Interference with electricity meters
66 Interference with electricity meters
A person must not alter or otherwise interfere with a meter that is connected to a distributor’s distribution system unless authorised to do so under this Act, the regulations or any other energy laws (within the meaning of the National Energy Retail Law (NSW)).
Maximum penalty—
(a) in the case of a corporation—2,000 penalty units, or
(b) in any other case—100 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years (or both).
s 66: Am 2006 No 57, Sch 2.1; 2016 No 8, Sch 1 [13].