Responsibility of owner or operator of infrastructure or installation
60 Responsibility of owner or operator of infrastructure or installation
A person who owns or operates electricity infrastructure must take reasonable steps to ensure that—
the infrastructure complies with, and is operated in accordance with, technical and safety requirements imposed under the regulations; and
the infrastructure is safe and safely operated.
A person who contravenes subsection (1) is guilty of an offence.
Maximum penalty:
if the person committed the offence intentionally or recklessly and with the knowledge that an immediate and material risk of harm to any person will or might result—
if the offender is a body corporate—a penalty of $250 000; or
in any other case—a penalty of $50 000; or
in any other case—
if the offender is a body corporate—a penalty of $100 000; or
in any other case—a penalty of $20 000.
A person who owns or operates an electrical installation must take reasonable steps to ensure that—
the installation complies with, and is operated in accordance with, technical and safety requirements imposed under the regulations; and
the installation is safe and safely operated.
Maximum penalty:
if the offender is a body corporate—a penalty of $50 000;
in any other case—a penalty of $10 000.
Expiation fee: $315.
For the purpose of ensuring under this section that an electrical installation complies with the technical and safety requirements and is safe, a person may, subject to the regulations, rely on a certificate of compliance issued under this Part in relation to the installation.
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