Electricity Regulations 1947

If a network operator does not have an inspection plan or policy statement that either complies with regulation 253, or is approved by the Director under regulation 253, the network operator must not —

supply electricity to a newly installed consumer’s electric installation; or

supply electricity to a consumer’s electric installation that has been altered or expanded (if the network operator has been notified of that alteration or expansion in a manner, if any, set out in the Electricity (Licensing) Regulations 1991),

If, on an inspection under subregulation (1), the inspector makes an order under section 18(2)(a) of the Energy Coordination Act 1994, the network operator must send a copy of the order to the Director within 28 days of the completion of the inspection.

If an accident of the type referred to in regulation 63 of the Electricity (Licensing) Regulations 1991 occurs at an installation referred to in subregulation (1), the network operator who supplies electricity to the installation must give the Director a report, in a form approved by the Director, on the accident —

within 3 days of the accident; or

within any longer period approved, in writing and on a case‑by‑case basis, by the Director.

In proceedings for an offence involving a contravention of subregulation (1) it is a defence for the accused to show that the Director had given prior written approval to a network operator or a class of network operator to supply electricity to certain types of alterations or expansions to consumers’ installations without prior inspection.