7Content of safety management systems

7 Content of safety management systems

7 Content of safety management systems

(1) A network operator must adopt a safety management system—

(a) in accordance with AS 5577, and

(b) that addresses the following matters—

(i) the safety and reliability of the network operator’s network,

(ii) giving advice to the public about hazards associated with electricity from the network operator’s network,

(iii) the management of bush fire risk relating to electricity lines and other assets in the network operator’s network that are capable of initiating bush fire,

(iv) the management of bush fire risk relating to aerial consumers mains on bush fire prone land that is private land for which the network operator may give directions under the Act, Part 5, Division 2A.

Maximum penalty—

(a) for a corporation—250 penalty units, or

(b) otherwise—100 penalty units.

(2) In determining the content of a safety management system, a network operator must take into account—

(a) the primary objective of safety management systems, and

(b) codes, standards or guidelines specified by the Minister by written notice given to the network operator.

(3) A safety management system must identify—

(a) departures from the provisions of a code, standard or guideline specified by the Minister, and

(b) the arrangements in place to ensure an equal or better outcome to the outcome provided by the code, standard or guideline.

(4) In this section—

aerial consumers mains, bush fire prone land and private land have the same meaning as in the Act, Part 5, Division 2A.