Role of councils in relation to vegetation clearance not within prescribed areas
56 Role of councils in relation to vegetation clearance not within prescribed areas
An electricity entity may make an arrangement with a council conferring on the council a specified role in relation to vegetation clearance around public powerlines that are not within a prescribed area.
The arrangement—
must be in writing and executed by the electricity entity and the council; and
may contain a delegation by the electricity entity of a function or power under this Part; and
may require that the electricity entity be indemnified for any liability arising from an act or omission of the council under a delegation;
and
may provide for the termination of the arrangement by the electricity entity or the council; and
may provide for the variation of the arrangement by the electricity entity and the council.
A delegation by the electricity entity for the purposes of the arrangement—
may be subject to conditions specified in the arrangement; and
may be varied or revoked by the electricity entity in accordance with the terms of the arrangement; and
does not prevent the electricity entity from acting in any matter.
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