Victorian Numbered Regulations Victorian Numbered Regulations(1) If a serious electrical incident occurs, the following persons must, as soon as practicable, report all of the details of the incident within their knowledge to Energy Safe Victoria—
(a) an electrical worker who becomes aware of a serious electrical incident relating to work carried out by that worker;
(b) an operator of a high voltage electrical installation who becomes aware of any serious electrical incident occurring within that electrical installation;
(c) an operator of a complex electrical installation who becomes aware of any serious electrical incident occurring within that complex electrical installation;
(d) an operator of a railway who becomes aware of any serious electrical incident occurring in relation to an electrical installation associated with that railway;
(e) an operator of a small gauge railway who becomes aware of any serious electrical incident occurring in relation to an electrical installation associated with that small gauge railway;
(f) any other installation work responsible person who becomes aware of a serious electrical incident relating to work for which that person is responsible for carrying out.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
(2) A person referred to in subregulation (1) must, within 20 business days after the incident, send a written report of the incident to Energy Safe Victoria.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
(3) If an incident occurs involving electricity in
which a person has made accidental contact with any electrical installation or
received an electric shock as the result of direct or indirect contact with
any electrical installation, the following persons must, within 20 business
days after the incident, send a written report to Energy Safe Victoria of all
of the details within their knowledge regarding the incident—
(a) an electrical worker who becomes aware of such an incident relating to work carried out by that worker;
(b) an operator of a high voltage electrical installation who becomes aware of such an incident occurring within that electrical installation;
(c) an operator of a complex electrical installation who becomes aware of any serious electrical incident occurring within that complex electrical installation;
(d) an operator of a railway who becomes aware of any serious electrical incident occurring in relation to an electrical installation associated with that railway;
(e) an operator of a small gauge railway who becomes aware of any serious electrical incident occurring in relation to an electrical installation associated with that small gauge railway;
(f) any other installation work responsible person who becomes aware of such an incident relating to work for which that person is responsible for carrying out.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
(4) This regulation does not apply to a major electricity company.