(1) A person must not make an excavation or penetration deeper than 300 millimetres on public land or in an easement or on land adjacent to public land or an easement where an underground line is located unless the person has inspected any relevant records kept in accordance with section 76 and 77 of the Act and located any underground lines in the vicinity of the proposed excavation or penetration.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
(2) A person must not penetrate, cut away, excavate or remove, or cause to be penetrated, cut away, excavated or removed, any earth or material supporting or covering a relevant installation so as to—
(a) endanger the stability of the relevant installation; or
(b) reduce the depth of the underground installation to less than the minimum depth required by these Regulations.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
(3) A person must not make an excavation or penetration deeper than 300 millimetres on public land or in an easement or on land adjacent to public land or an easement within 10 000 millimetres of a SWER substation.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.