Electricity Transmission Regulations 1996

If a corporation is satisfied that it is necessary so to do for reasons of public safety or the security of its electricity transmission network, then the corporation may direct a user to do any one or more of the following —

establish or remove a connection;

disconnect a connection;

to switch off a generator;

to call plant or equipment into service;

to take plant or equipment out of service;

to commence operation of any plant or equipment or maintain, increase or reduce generation or absorption of active or reactive power output by any plant or equipment;

to shut down or vary operation of any plant or equipment;

to shed or restore load; or

to do any other act or thing necessary to be done.

A direction under subregulation (1) must specify the period within which the direction must be complied with and for how long the direction must be complied with.

A direction under subregulation (1) must be recorded by the corporation.

If a person (in this regulation called the first person) is directed to do something under subregulation (1) but does not comply with the direction, then the corporation may authorise an employee of the corporation or another person to carry out that direction and the first person must do all such things as the first person is requested by the authorised person to do in order to assist the authorised person to carry out that direction.

Regulations 25 and 29 and this regulation do not limit any power or right conferred by any other law or by agreement on a corporation.