61Application for authorisations

61 Application for authorisations

61 Application for authorisations

(1) A person may apply to Essential Energy for an authorisation.

(2) An application must—

(a) be in the form approved by Essential Energy, and

(b) for an application for a plumbing permit—

(i) be made no later than 2 business days before the day on which the work to which the application relates is proposed to be done, or

(ii) be made no later than 2 business days after the day on which the work began for an emergency in accordance with section 53(2)(a),

(c) include or be accompanied by information or evidence reasonably required by Essential Energy to assess the application.

Note—

The Act, section 344 makes it an offence to make a false or misleading statement in an application made under the regulations.

(3) Without limiting subsection (2)(c), an application for a discharge approval must be accompanied by the following in relation to the discharge—

(a) plans and specifications of plumbing work required to be carried out,

(b) plans and specifications of apparatus required to be used,

(c) details of the nature and quantity of the discharge,

(d) details of the frequency or rate at which the discharge is intended to be discharged,

(e) the written consent of the owner of land affected by the discharge.

(4) If Essential Energy considers it necessary to do so, the authority may require further documents or information to be provided by the applicant.

(5) If a requirement made under this section is not complied with, Essential Energy may refuse to consider the application while the non-compliance continues.

(6) For the Act, section 310(3), an applicant must pay the fee determined by Essential Energy for the issue of an authorisation.