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Electricity Act 1992

Miscellaneous provisions - General electricity matters - Offences

163B: Offence to breach requirement to have safety management system

You could also call this:

“Breaking the law by not having a safety system if you make or supply electricity”

If you are an electricity generator or distributor, you must have a safety management system. This is required by section 61A of the law. If you don’t have this system, you are breaking the law. This is a serious offence. If you are found guilty, you could be fined up to $250,000. The law treats this as a very important safety requirement.

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Part 14 Miscellaneous provisions
General electricity matters: Offences

163BOffence to breach requirement to have safety management system

  1. Every person who, being an electricity generator or an electricity distributor, breaches section 61A commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $250,000.

Notes
  • Section 163B: inserted, on , by section 22 of the Electricity Amendment Act 2006 (2006 No 70).
  • Section 163B: amended, on , by section 413 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (2011 No 81).