Terms used
22 Terms used
In this Division —
contact, in the definition of notifiable incident, includes being close enough for a discharge of electricity to occur;
notifiable incident, in relation to a network, means an incident of any of the following types —
the discharge of electricity from the network that —
causes the electric shock, injury or death of a person or the death of livestock; or
causes a fire, in vegetation, that extends for more than 200 m from its origin; or
causes a fire in a building or structure that is not a part of the network; or
causes a fire in or on a part of the network, other than a fire on a pole; or
causes a part of the network to fail in a way that would expose persons in the vicinity to the risk of injury or death (whether or not there was anybody in the vicinity), for example, an explosion; or
was caused by a third party making contact with a part of the network, if that part of the network did not, at the time of the incident, comply with the design and construction standards applicable to that part at the time of its design and construction; or
was caused by a failure, while a prescribed activity was being carried out on the network, to follow or apply good industry practice in relation to the activity; or
was caused by contact with exposed metal parts of underground cables that were not insulated but should have been according to good industry practice;
the supply of electricity to consumers in a way that does not comply with section 25(1)(d) of the Act and that causes damage to one or more consumer’s installations, if the cost of rectifying the damage is likely to exceed $20 000 in aggregate;
a consumer’s installation becoming unsafe because of an error in —
connecting the network to the installation; or
connecting a meter to the installation;
a faulty neutral connection on the network that affects at least 2 consumers;
protective device means a fuse, circuit breaker, reclosing switch or other device that is designed to interrupt the supply of electricity;
third party, in relation to making contact with a part of a network, means a person other than —
the network operator; or
a person instructed or authorised by the network operator to do so.
[Regulation 22 amended: Gazette 1 Aug 2017 p. 4110‑11; SL 2021/218 r. 10.]
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