Electricity (Network Safety) Regulations 2015

In this Division, network safety performance incident, in relation to a network, means —

a discharge of electricity from the network that causes the electric shock, injury or death of a person or the death of livestock; or

an incident caused by the network, other than a fire, that causes damage to property other than to the network; or

a fire caused by the network that causes damage to property other than to the network; or

a fire, on a pole that is a part of the network, that originated on the pole; or

the contacting of 2 or more conductors of the network, of different phases, caused by temperature variations or wind; or

an unassisted failure of a pole that is a part of the network; or

an unassisted failure of an overhead conductor that is a part of the network; or

an unassisted failure of a stay wire that is a part of the network; or

an unassisted failure of an underground cable that is a part of the network.

In this Division, the types of network safety performance incident are —

each type of incident described in subregulation (1)(a) to (1)(c); and

a fire on a pole, as described in subregulation (1)(d), according to whether the pole was a part of transmission or distribution works; and

the contacting of conductors, as described in subregulation (1)(e), according to whether the conductors were a part of transmission or distribution works; and

an unassisted failure of a pole according to whether the pole was a part of transmission or distribution works and according to the following categories of material out of which the pole is made — hard wood, soft wood, steel, concrete, aluminium, composite fibre and other; and

an unassisted failure of an overhead conductor according to whether the conductor was a part of transmission or distribution works; and

an unassisted failure of a stay wire according to whether the wire was a part of transmission or distribution works; and

an unassisted failure of an underground cable according to whether the cable was a part of transmission or distribution works.