38ACMetering safety management system requirements

38AC Metering safety management system requirements

38AC Metering safety management system requirements

(1) Without limiting section 38AB, a metering co-ordinator who provides, installs, maintains or replaces an advanced meter must have a safety management system in place that—

(a) ensures compliance with section 38AB(1), and

(b) satisfies the requirements of the Code for Safe Meter Installation.

Maximum penalty—

(a) for a corporation—500 penalty units, or

(b) for an individual—250 penalty units.

(2) A retailer must ensure that a metering co-ordinator engaged by the retailer to install, maintain or replace an advanced meter has a safety management system in place that complies with this section.

(3) The Secretary may, by written notice, direct a metering co-ordinator to amend a safety management system if, in the opinion of the Secretary, the safety management system does not comply with this section.

(4) The metering co-ordinator must comply with the direction.

Maximum penalty—

(a) for a corporation—500 penalty units, or

(b) for an individual—250 penalty units.

(5) Before providing, installing, maintaining or replacing an advanced meter, a metering co-ordinator must—

(a) have provided documentation relating to the co-ordinator’s safety management system to the Secretary, and

(b) ensure—

(i) the safety management system is brought to the attention of the persons engaged by the metering co-ordinator to install, replace or maintain an advanced meter, and

(ii) a copy of the documents relating to the system are made readily available to those persons.

Maximum penalty—

(a) for a corporation—500 penalty units, or

(b) for an individual—250 penalty units.

(6) In this section—

Code for Safe Meter Installation means the Code for safe installation of direct-connected whole current electricity metering in NSW—Minimum requirements for safety management systems, published in the Gazette by Treasury, as in force from time to time.