28Definitions—pt 4

28 Definitions—pt 4 dangerous incident means an incident that exposes, or potentially exposes, a person to a serious risk to the person’s health or safety emanating from an immediate or imminent exposure to— (a) an uncontrolled escape, spillage or leakage of a substance onto land, adjacent land or premises; or (b) an uncontrolled implosion, explosion or fire; or (c) an uncontrolled escape of gas or steam; or (d) an uncontrolled escape of a pressurised substance; or (e) electric shock; or (f) the fall or release from a height of any plant, installation, substance or thing; or (g) the collapse, overturning, failure or malfunction of, or damage to, any plant used in relation to the provision of a regulated utility service; or (h) the collapse or partial collapse of a structure; or (i) the collapse or failure of an excavation or of any shoring supporting an excavation; or (j) the inrush of water, mud or gas in workings, in an underground excavation or tunnel, utility pit, switchboard, pipe or conduit; or (k) any other event identified in a technical code; or (l) any other event prescribed by regulation.

Reporting of notifiable incidents Part 4 notifiable incident means an incident, in relation to the operation of a regulated utility network, or infrastructure used in a regulated utility network, that involves— (a) the death of a person; or (b) a dangerous incident; or (c) serious damage to public or private property; or (d) serious damage to the environment.