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ELECTRICITY SAFETY (MANAGEMENT) REGULATIONS 2009 (SR NO 165 OF 2009) - REG 27

Relevant asset operator requirements for reporting of serious electrical incidents

r. 27

    (1)             For the purpose of section 142(1) and (2) of the Act, an electricity supplier that is a relevant asset operator must report a serious electrical incident in the form of a statistical summary on a quarterly basis.

    (2)     Despite subregulation (1), for the purpose of section 142(1) and (2) of the Act, an electricity supplier that is a relevant asset operator must report a serious electrical incident as soon as practicable after it occurs if the incident—

        (a)     causes the death of or injury to a person; or

        (b)     causes significant property damage; or

        (c)     causes significant disruption to the community; or

        (d)     involves a transmission line; or

        (e)     involves an imminent risk of electrocution.

    (3)     The report of a serious electrical incident to which subregulation (2) applies must specify, to the extent that the information is available to the relevant asset operator—

        (a)     the nature of the incident; and

        (b)     where and when the incident occurred; and

        (c)     particulars of any person involved in the incident; and

        (d)     whether any emergency service attended the incident.

    (4)     For the purpose of section 142(1) and (2) of the Act, an electricity supplier that is a relevant asset operator must in relation to a serious electrical incident for which the operator has reported under subregulation (2) report the following information as soon as practicable after the operator becomes aware of the information—

        (a)     the cause of the incident; and

        (b)     if an emergency service attended the incident, what action was required to be taken by the emergency service; and

        (c)     what remedial actions (if any) were taken by the relevant asset operator; and

        (d)     what actions are proposed by the relevant asset operator to prevent a repetition of the incident.

    (5)     In subregulation (2)—

"transmission line" means an electric line with a nominal voltage of more than 66 000 volts.



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