38ABInstallation of advanced meters by retailers and metering co-ordinators

#### 38AB Installation of advanced meters by retailers and metering co-ordinators 38AB Installation of advanced meters by retailers and metering co-ordinators > > (1) A retailer or metering co-ordinator who provides, installs, maintains or replaces an advanced meter must ensure that— > > > > > (a) a person engaged to install an advanced meter— > > > > > > > (i) is a qualified person, and > > > > > > > (ii) has undertaken appropriate training in the installation of advanced meters, including de-energisation and re-energisation of electrical installations, and > > > > > (b) safety and compliance testing is carried out in relation to each installation as required by the [Gas and Electricity (Consumer Safety) Regulation 2018](/view/html/inforce/current/sl-2018-0501), Parts 8 and 9. > > > (2) A retailer or metering co-ordinator must not install an advanced meter in relation to premises at which 1 or more persons require life support equipment unless the occupier of the premises is given— > > > > > (a) at least 4 business days’ notice of the proposed installation, or > > > > > (b) a shorter period as may be agreed, in writing, between the occupier and retailer or metering co-ordinator. > > > (3) The [Electricity Supply Act 1995](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1995-094), Schedule 2, clauses 8—except for clause 8(1)(d)—and 9 apply to a retailer or metering co-ordinator who contravenes this section or section 38AC in the same way as they apply to a licensee who contravenes a requirement of the [Electricity Supply Act 1995](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1995-094). > > > (4) A retailer or metering co-ordinator must ensure the Asbestos Management Code of Practice is complied with in the installation, maintenance and replacement of an advanced meter. > > > (5) For the avoidance of doubt, a person may only enter premises under section 55A for purposes relating to advanced meters if the requirements of this section are met. > > > (6) In this section— > > > > Asbestos Management Code of Practice means the Code of Practice: How to Manage and Control Asbestos in the Workplace, published by SafeWork NSW in August 2019. > > > > life support equipment has the same meaning as it has in the National Energy Retail Rules. > > > > qualified person— > > > > > (a) means a person authorised under the [Home Building Act 1989](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1989-147) to do electrical wiring work without supervision, and > > > > > (b) in relation to the testing of a consumer’s aerial wiring system, within the meaning of the Australian/New Zealand Wiring Rules—includes a person who is authorised to test a distributor’s overhead lines. > > **s 38AB:** Ins 2021 No 21, Sch 4.2\[1\].