New South Wales Consolidated Acts

ELECTRICITY SUPPLY ACT 1995 - SECT 63U

63U Interference with site of serious electricity works accident

(1) A person must not disturb or interfere with the site of a serious electricity works accident before it has been inspected by an inspector except--

(a) to make it safe, or

(b) with the permission of an inspector, or

(c) as provided by the regulations.

(2) This section does not apply to a serious electricity works accident involving a motor vehicle accident on land not owned or controlled by a network operator if--

(a) a fault or failure in electricity works did not contribute to the motor vehicle accident, and

(b) electricity did not contribute to an injury or death.

: Maximum penalty--500 penalty units (in the case of corporations) and 250 penalty units (in any other case).