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ELECTRICAL SAFETY ACT 2022 (NO 3 OF 2022) - SECT 82

Offences related to safety management and mitigation plan

    (1)     A person commits an offence if the person:

    (a)     is an electricity entity; and

    (b)     has no safety management and mitigation plan currently approved by the Electrical Safety Regulator; and

    (c)     intentionally generates electricity or operates an electricity network.

Maximum penalty for a body corporate:     2 000 penalty units.

    (2)     A person commits an offence if:

    (a)     the person is an electricity entity; and

    (b)     the person's safety management and mitigation plan was approved by the Electrical Safety Regulator; and

    (c)     the person intentionally engages in conduct; and

    (d)     that conduct results in failure to implement or comply with the safety management and mitigation plan; and

    (e)     the person is reckless in relation to that result.

Maximum penalty for a body corporate:     2 000 penalty units.

    (3)     A person commits an offence if:

    (a)     the person is an electricity entity; and

    (b)     the person's safety management and mitigation plan was approved by the Electrical Safety Regulator; and

    (c)     the person intentionally engages in conduct; and

    (d)     that conduct results in failure to review or have the safety management and mitigation plan assessed in accordance with section 80 (1), including any extension granted under section  81 (5); and

    (e)     the person is reckless in relation to that result.

Maximum penalty for a body corporate:     2 000 penalty units.

    (4)     Strict liability applies to subsections (1)(a) and (b), (2)(a) and (b) and (3)(a) and (b).



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