Electricity (Network Safety) Regulations 2015

This regulation applies to each financial year that begins after a network operator is required to give its first statement of network safety performance objectives under regulation 31.

The network operator must, within 40 working days after the end of each quarter in the year —

give the Director a statement of network safety performance outcomes for that quarter that complies with subregulations (3) and (4); and

publish the statement on a website maintained by the network operator.

The statement of network safety performance outcomes must set out, for each type of network safety performance incident —

the network operator’s current objective in relation to the maximum number of incidents of that type for the year, as published under regulation 31; and

the number of incidents of that type that occurred in relation to the network during the quarter; and

the number of incidents of that type that occurred in relation to the network during the period beginning at the start of the year and ending at the end of the quarter.

For unassisted failures of poles, the statement must also set out the matters in subregulation (3) in terms of rates of failure, according to whether the pole was a part of transmission or distribution works.

The network operator must ensure that the statement of network safety performance outcomes —

remains published on a website maintained by the network operator for 4 years; and

is not amended unless the Director approves the proposed amendment.