New South Wales Repealed Regulations

This legislation has been repealed.

ELECTRICITY SAFETY (CORROSION PROTECTION) REGULATION 1998 - REG 11

11 Suspension and cancellation of approvals

(1) The Director-General may suspend or cancel an approval for a cathodic protection system on any one or more of the following grounds:

(a) that the system has been operated otherwise than in accordance with the approval or otherwise than in accordance with any condition to which the approval is subject,

(b) in the opinion of the Director-General, stray current arising from the operation of the system is corroding a foreign structure,

(c) that the system has permanently ceased to operate or has been dismantled or destroyed,

(d) the holder of the approval:

(i) has failed to provide access to the system or any supporting equipment, or

(ii) has failed to assist in the testing of the system as reasonably required.

(2) Before taking action under this clause, the Director-General must ensure that:

(a) notice of the proposed action is given to the holder of the approval (and, in the case of action taken as a result of an objection, to the objector), and

(b) the holder of the approval (and, in the case of action taken as a result of an objection, the objector) are given a reasonable opportunity to make submissions to the Director-General with respect to the proposed action, and

(c) any representations duly made by the holder of the approval (and, in the case of action taken as a result of an objection, by the objector) are taken into consideration.

(3) Subclause (2) does not apply if the proposed action is to be taken pursuant to a notice under clause 8 to the effect that the system concerned has ceased to operate or has been dismantled or destroyed.