New South Wales Consolidated Acts

ELECTRICITY SUPPLY ACT 1995 - SECT 63Z

63Z Requirements in relation to carrying out of certain excavation work

(1) A person must not commence to carry out excavation work to which this section applies, or authorise such excavation work to be commenced, unless the person has first--

(a) contacted the designated information provider and requested information as to the location and type of any underground electricity power lines in the vicinity of the proposed work, and

(b) complied with any reasonable procedures of the designated information provider as to the manner of contacting the designated information provider and the information to be provided by the person in connection with the person's request for information, and

(c) allowed a reasonable period for the requested information to be provided.

: Maximum penalty--20 penalty units.

(2) Subsection (1) does not require a person to whom that subsection applies to comply with the requirements of that subsection in relation to excavation work if another person to whom that subsection applies has already complied with those requirements in relation to that excavation work.

(3) A person must not carry out excavation work to which this section applies, or authorise such excavation work to be carried out, unless the person has ensured that any requirements of the regulations in relation to the carrying out of the work are complied with.

: Maximum penalty--20 penalty units.

(4) The regulations may make provision for or with respect to the following--

(a) prescribing requirements in relation to the carrying out of excavation work to which this section applies,

(b) requiring notification to be given to a specified person or body, or person or body of a specified class, in relation to the carrying out of excavation work to which this section applies,

(c) the monitoring of excavation work to which this section applies,

(d) what constitutes reasonable procedures for the purposes of subsection (1),

(e) what constitutes a reasonable period for requested information to be provided for the purposes of subsection (1).

(5) This section applies to excavation work in an area, and of a kind, prescribed by the regulations.