Utilities Act 2000
113Land to be restored
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113 Land to be restored (1) A utility that carries out network operations on land for which it is not the land-holder must take all reasonable steps to ensure that the land is restored as soon as practicable to a condition that is similar to its condition before the operations began. (2) Subsection (1) does not require the restoration of land to a condition that would involve— (a) an interference with— (i) a network or network facility; or (ii) a territory network or territory network facility; or (b) a contravention of a territory law.
Authorised people Division 7.4 (3) The obligation in subsection (1) is subject to any agreement to the contrary between the utility and the land-holder.