56ARequirements in relation to carrying out of certain excavation work

#### 56A Requirements in relation to carrying out of certain excavation work 56A Requirements in relation to carrying out of certain excavation work > > (1) This section applies to excavation work in an area, and of a kind, prescribed by the regulations. > > > (2) A person must not commence excavation work, or authorise excavation work to be commenced, unless the person has— > > > > > (a) contacted the designated information provider and requested information about the location and type of any pipelines in the area of the proposed excavation work, and > > > > > (b) complied with any reasonable procedures of the designated information provider about— > > > > > > > (i) how to contact the designated information provider, and > > > > > > > (ii) the information the person must give the designated information provider in connection with the person’s request for information, and > > > > > (c) allowed a reasonable period for the requested information to be given by the designated information provider. > > > > Maximum penalty— > > > > > (a) for a corporation—2,000 penalty units, or > > > > > (b) for an individual—400 penalty units. > > > (3) Subsection (2) does not require a person to comply with the requirements of the subsection in relation to excavation work if another person has already complied with the requirements in relation to the excavation work. > > > (4) A person must not carry out excavation work, or authorise excavation work to be carried out, unless the person has ensured any requirements of the regulations in relation to the carrying out of the excavation work are complied with. > > > > Maximum penalty— > > > > > (a) for a corporation—2,000 penalty units, or > > > > > (b) for an individual—400 penalty units. > > > (5) The regulations may make provision about the following— > > > > > (a) the requirements in relation to the carrying out of excavation work, > > > > > (b) the requirements for giving notice to a specified person or body, or person or body of a specified class, in relation to the carrying out of excavation work, > > > > > (c) the monitoring of excavation work, > > > > > (d) what constitutes reasonable procedures for subsection (2)(b), > > > > > (e) what constitutes a reasonable period for requested information to be given by a designated information provider for subsection (2)(c). > > > (6) In this section— > > > > designated information provider means— > > > > > (a) Before You Dig Australia Limited, ABN 91 089 413 650, or > > > > > (b) if another person or body is prescribed by the regulations—the other person or body. > > **s 56A:** Ins 2025 No 21, Sch 2\[12\].