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,

(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,

(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,