Duty to leave system in safe condition
11ZF Duty to leave system in safe condition
Following the cancellation of a distribution licence under section 11ZE, the former licensee —
is to ensure that any distribution system constructed or operated by the former licensee under the licence is left in a safe condition; and
is not to remove any part of such a system except with the approval of the Minister.
If, in the opinion of the Minister, a former licensee contravenes subsection (1), the Minister may cause the contravention to be rectified to the satisfaction of the Minister.
Persons authorised by the Minister may enter any land or premises and do all things that are necessary for the purposes of subsection (2).
The Minister may recover the costs and expenses of any action taken under subsection (2) in a court of competent jurisdiction as a debt due by the former licensee to the Crown.
[Section 11ZF inserted: No. 20 of 1999 s. 8.]
[11ZG. Deleted: No. 67 of 2003 Sch. 2 cl. 21.]
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