29Excavation work requiring contact with designated information provider

#### 29 Excavation work requiring contact with designated information provider 29 Excavation work requiring contact with designated information provider > > (1) The following kind of work that is carried out within the distribution district of a distributor is excavation work to which section 63Z of the Act applies— > > > > > (a) excavation for which a planning approval is required or that is carried out under a planning approval, > > > > > (b) excavation that is, or is carried out in connection with, an activity within the meaning of Part 5 of the [Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1979-203), > > > > > (c) excavation of any land conducted by or on behalf of a public authority, > > > > > (d) excavation of any land on which an underground utility service is located, or proposed to be located, by or on behalf of the owner or proposed owner of the service, > > > > > (e) excavation of any land on which an underground utility service is located for the purpose of the repair or maintenance of works connected with the utility service. > > > (2) Despite subclause (1), the following kind of work is not excavation work to which section 63Z of the Act applies— > > > > > (a) excavation conducted with the use of machinery or powered tools to a depth of less than 150 millimetres, > > > > > (b) excavation for the purposes of ploughing, to a depth of less than 250 millimetres, on land within a rural zone or a rural-residential zone under an environmental planning instrument, > > > > > (c) excavation conducted without the use of machinery or powered tools to a depth of less than 300 millimetres, > > > > > (d) excavation conducted under a lease, licence or mineral claim under the [Mining Act 1992](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1992-029), > > > > > (e) excavation conducted in an emergency, including work to prevent or mitigate injury or death or to prevent or mitigate serious damage to property or the environment, > > > > > (f) excavation conducted without the use of machinery or powered tools by, or on behalf of, the owner of a utility service for the purpose of ascertaining the location of the service or testing the integrity of the service, > > > > > (g) excavation conducted by, or on behalf of, the owner of a utility service to stop loss of water if urgently required in response to water main leaks and breaks.