South Australian Current Acts South Australian Current Acts49—Entry to inspect etc electrical installations
(1) An
electricity officer for an electricity entity may, at any reasonable time,
enter and remain in a place to which electricity is, is to be, or has been,
supplied by the entity—
(a) to
inspect electrical installations in the place to ensure that it is safe to
connect or reconnect electricity supply; or
(b) to
take action to prevent or minimise an electrical hazard; or
(c) to
investigate suspected theft of electricity.
(2) In an emergency,
an electricity officer may exercise a power of entry under this section at any
time and, if necessary in the circumstances, by the use of reasonable force.
(3) When an
electricity officer enters a place under this section, the
electricity officer—
(a) may
be accompanied by such assistants as the electricity officer considers
necessary or appropriate; and
(b) may
take any vehicles or equipment the electricity officer considers necessary or
appropriate for the functions the electricity officer is to carry out in the
place.
(4) An
electricity officer may not enter a place by force in an emergency unless
accompanied by a member of the police force.
(5) If in the opinion
of an electricity officer an electrical installation is unsafe, the
electricity officer may disconnect the electricity supply to the place in
which the installation is situated until the installation is made safe to the
satisfaction of the electricity officer.