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. > > **s 38AC:** Ins 2021 No 21, Sch 4.2\[1\]. Am 2022 No 59, Sch 3.30\[2\].