29Requirements for carrying out excavation work—the Act, s 63Z(4)(a)

29 Requirements for carrying out excavation work—the Act, s 63Z(4)(a)

29 Requirements for carrying out excavation work—the Act, s 63Z(4)(a)

(1) If power lines information given to a person shows that underground electricity power lines are near proposed notifiable excavation work, the person must—

(a) not commence, or authorise the commencement of, the excavation work unless the person has first given notice of the work to the network operator, and

(b) at the request of the network operator, give the network operator information about the excavation work.

(2) A person who carries out notifiable excavation work must request information under the Act, section 63Z no more than 30 days before the work commences, unless the request is made by another person within that period.

(3) A person who carries out notifiable excavation work must, when carrying out the work, consider the following information given to the person by the designated information provider or a network operator—

(a) information about the location and type of underground electricity power lines near the work,

(b) other information about the underground electricity power lines.