Victorian Numbered Acts

ENERGY SAFETY LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (VICTORIAN ENERGY SAFETY COMMISSION AND OTHER MATTERS) ACT 2020 (NO. 4 OF 2020)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Purposes  
   2.      Commencement  

   PART 2--AMENDMENTS TO ELECTRICITY SAFETY ACT 1998

           Division 1--Licensing of electrical lineworkers

   3.      Definitions  
   4.      Electrical workers  
   5.      Acceptance of electricity safety management scheme  
   6.      Provisional acceptance of electricity safety management scheme  
   7.      Energy Safe Victoria may determine electricity safety management scheme  
   8.      New section 120GA inserted  
   9.      Electrical contractors and electrical workers  

           Division 2--Electrical inspection work

   10.     Definitions  

           Division 3--Consequential amendments relating to the Victorian Energy Safety Commission

   11.     Definitions  
   12.     Enforcement officers  
   13.     Director may give directions  
   14.     Additional powers in emergencies  
   15.     Director may give directions to preserve, retain or store  
   16.     Section 141B substituted and new section 141C inserted  

           Division 4--Transitional provisions

   17.     New sections 168 and 169 inserted  

           Division 5--Statute law revision

   18.     Outdated references to Departments  
   19.     Other statute law revision amendments  

   PART 3--AMENDMENTS TO THE ENERGY SAFE VICTORIA ACT 2005

           Division 1--Victorian Energy Safety Commission

   20.     Purposes  
   21.     Section 3 substituted  
   22.     Heading to Part 2 substituted  
   23.     Section 4 substituted and new section 4A inserted  
   24.     Delegation  
   25.     New Divisions 1A and 1B of Part 2 inserted  
   26.     Division 2 of Part 2 substituted  
   27.     General Account  
   28.     Improper use of information  
   29.     Section 43 repealed  

           Division 2--Technical Advisory Committee

   30.     New Division 3A of Part 2 inserted  

           Division 3--Ministerial directions

   31.     New Division 3B inserted  

           Division 4--Transitional provisions

   32.     New Part 6 inserted  

   PART 4--AMENDMENTS TO OTHER ACTS

           Division 1--Gas Safety Act 1997

   33.     Definitions  
   34.     Inspectors  
   35.     Entry to be reported to the Director  
   36.     Heading to section 106 inserted  
   37.     Section 106 amended  
   38.     Additional powers in emergencies  
   39.     Power of Minister  
   40.     Section 107B substituted  
   41.     Heading to section 108 inserted  
   42.     Section 108 amended  
   43.     Protection from liability  
   44.     New section 109B inserted  
   45.     Heading to section 110 inserted  
   46.     Section 110 amended  
   47.     Heading to section 112 inserted  
   48.     Director or inspector may issue prohibition notice  
   49.     Notices may include directions  
   50.     New section 129 inserted  

           Division 2--Pipelines Act 2005

   51.     Definitions  
   52.     Co-ordination of notices and notice periods  
   53.     Delegation by Minister  

           Division 3--Other Acts

   54.     Electricity Industry Act 2000  
   55.     Gas Industry Act 2001  
   56.     National Electricity (Victoria) Act 2005  
   57.     National Gas (Victoria) Act 2008  
   58.     Rail Safety (Local Operations) Act 2006  

   PART 5--REPEAL OF THIS ACT

   59.     Repeal of this Act  
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