New South Wales Consolidated Acts

ELECTRICITY SUPPLY ACT 1995 - SECT 65

65 Interference with electricity works

(1) A person must not interfere with a network operator's or retailer's electricity works unless authorised to do so by the network operator or retailer concerned.

: Maximum penalty--

(a) in the case of a corporation--4,000 penalty units, or

(b) in any other case--200 penalty units or imprisonment for 5 years (or both).

(2) An offence under this section that is committed by an individual is an indictable offence.

(3) Chapter 5 of the Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (which relates to the summary disposal of certain indictable offences unless an election is made to proceed on indictment) applies to and in respect of an indictable offence under this section.

(4) Section 185 does not apply to an indictable offence under this section.

Note : Offences by corporations are to be dealt with summarily (see section 185 (1) and (2)).