12Additional charges payable by landlord in relation to installation—s 40(1)(h) of Act

#### 12 Additional charges payable by landlord in relation to installation—s 40(1)(h) of Act 12 Additional charges payable by landlord in relation to installation—s 40(1)(h) of Act > > (1) For the purposes of section 40(1)(h) of the Act, a landlord must pay the costs and charges for repair, maintenance or other work carried out on the residential premises which is required to facilitate the proper installation or replacement of an electricity meter, in working order, including an advanced meter. > > > (2) Despite subclause (1), the landlord is only liable to pay the costs and charges if the meter installation is required by the retailer for one of the following reasons— > > > > > (a) the meter is faulty, > > > > > (b) testing indicates the meter needs to be replaced as the meter may become faulty, > > > > > (c) the meter has reached the end of its life. > > > (3) In this clause— > > > > advanced meter means a meter that is a type 4 metering installation referred to in Chapter 7 of the National Electricity Rules. > > > > repair, maintenance or other work includes the following— > > > > > (a) the removal of asbestos, > > > > > (b) the installation of fuses, > > > > > (c) changing meter boards or isolation switches.