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Electricity Industry Act 2010

Separation of distribution from certain generation - Enforcement and general provisions - Enforcement and penalties for this Part

82: Actions for damages

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“You might have to pay if you break a rule and someone loses something”

If you break a rule in this part of the law, you might have to pay money to anyone who loses something because of what you did. This is called being “liable in damages”. It means that if someone suffers a loss or gets hurt because you didn’t follow the rules, you might have to pay them to make up for it.

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Part 3 Separation of distribution from certain generation
Enforcement and general provisions: Enforcement and penalties for this Part

82Actions for damages

  1. Every person is liable in damages for any loss or damage caused by that person engaging in conduct that constitutes a breach of a provision of this Part.

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