S. 3 def. of Committee repealed by No. 55/2010 s. 37(1)(a). * * * * * connect, in relation to an electrical installation or electrical equipment, includes make capable of receiving an electric current; S. 3 def. of Council inserted by No. 2/2014 s. 4(a). Council has the same meaning as in the Local Government Act 1989; S. 3 def. of decision inserted by No. 24/2002 s. 3. decision for the purposes of Part 6 includes prohibition, requirement or direction; S. 3 def. of Director inserted by No. 39/2005 s. 44(1). Director means the Director of Energy Safety appointed under the Energy Safe Victoria Act 2005; S. 3 def. of distribution area amended by Nos 69/2000 s. 21(a), 55/2010 s. 13(1). distribution area means an area in which a distribution company under a distribution licence under the Electricity Industry Act 2000 is authorised to distribute electricity; S. 3 def. of distribution company amended by No. 69/2000 s. 21(b). distribution company has the same meaning as in the Electricity Industry Act 2000; electric line means— (a) the whole or any part of a wire, cable or other thing used or to be used for the purpose of transmitting, distributing or supplying electricity; or
(b) any thing enclosing or supporting such a wire, cable or other thing— but does not include a wire, cable or other thing directly used in converting electrical energy into another form of energy; electrical connection work means connecting or disconnecting electrical equipment to or from a supply of electricity; electrical contracting means contracting or undertaking to carry out electrical installation work; electrical contractor means a person who carries out electrical contracting; electrical equipment means any appliance, wire, fitting, cable, conduit or apparatus that generates, uses, conveys or controls (or that is intended to generate, use, convey or control) electricity; electrical equipment work means repair, alteration or maintenance of electrical equipment; electrical inspection work means testing, inspection or certification of electrical equipment; S. 3 def. of electrical installation amended by No. 57/2009 s. 4(b). electrical installation means electrical equipment that is fixed or to be fixed in, on, under or over any land but does not include a supply network that is owned or operated by a major electricity company;
S. 3 def. of supply network amended by No. 57/2009 s. 4(d). supply network means a network consisting of electric lines, substations, circuits and any other thing required for the purposes of the transmission, distribution or supply of electricity; S. 3 def. of transmission company inserted by No. 61/2007 s. 4(1) (as amended by No. 57/2009 s. 13(1)). transmission company has the same meaning as in the Electricity Industry Act 2000; S. 3 def. of tree inserted by No. 38/2000 s. 15. tree includes vegetation; S. 3 def. of Tribunal inserted by No. 24/2002 s. 3. Tribunal means the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal established by the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 1998; S. 3 def. of upstream network repealed by No. 57/2009 s. 4(f). * * * * * S. 3 def. of urban area amended by Nos 40/2003 s. 26, 2/2014 s. 4(d). urban area, in Part 8, means an area of land that is predominantly— (a) subdivided into allotments or lots each of which, in the case of land used or to be used for residential purposes, is not greater than 0·1 hectares; and (b) able to be used or developed under a planning scheme for residential, industrial or commercial purposes; and (c) provided with constructed streets and services; and
is likely to become, by reason of its design or construction, unsafe to use; or S. 65(1)(b) substituted by No. 1/2017 s. 11(1). (b) specific action is necessary— (i) to make particular electrical equipment, or a particular class of electrical equipment, safe to use; or (ii) to render safe the use of particular electrical equipment or a particular class of electrical equipment; or S. 65(1)(c) inserted by No. 1/2017 s. 11(1). (c) particular electrical equipment, or a particular class of electrical equipment, does not comply with the minimum standards prescribed for that equipment or for equipment of that class. S. 65(2) amended by Nos 38/2000 s. 24(d), 39/2005 s. 48(Sch. 1 item 1), substituted by No. 1/2017 s. 11(2). (2) Energy Safe Victoria, by written notice served on a person to whom this section applies, may require the person to take, within the period specified in the notice, the action specified in the notice in relation to the particular electrical equipment or electrical equipment of a particular class specified in the notice. S. 65(2A) inserted by No. 1/2017 s. 11(2). (2A) This section applies to a person— (a) who supplies or has supplied electrical equipment in the course of the person's business; and (b) who has supplied— (i) the particular electrical equipment specified in the notice; or (ii) electrical equipment of a particular class specified in the notice. Example Company A was in the business of supplying electrical equipment. Company A then ceased
S. 87(5)(f) amended by No. 55/2010 s. 21(1). (f) 5 other members to be appointed from interested persons after the advertisement of the positions by the Minister including— (i) a member with skills in land management and nature conservation nominated by the Minister administering the Forests Act 1958; and (ii) 2 persons each of whom is a private land owner or a person representing the interests of private land owners nominated by the Minister administering the Dairy Industry Act 1992; and (iii) a person representing the interests of Local Government; and S. 87(5)(f)(iv) amended by No. 55/2010 s. 21(2). (iv) a person with environmental or planning expertise nominated by the Minister administering the Planning and Environment Act 1987; and S. 87(5)(g) inserted by No. 55/2010 s. 21(3). (g) an officer or employee of Energy Safe Victoria nominated by the Minister administering the Energy Safe Victoria Act 2005. (6) The Minister must determine the remuneration (if any) and the travelling and other allowances of members and any other terms and conditions of appointment of members. (7) If the chairperson is not present at the time fixed for the commencement of a meeting of the committee, the members present must elect one of their number as acting chairperson to preside at that meeting.
required capacity means the prescribed capacity in relation to a polyphase electric line in the event of a phase to ground fault; SWER line means a single wire earth return electric line; zone substation means a prescribed substation. S. 120L inserted by No. 18/2017 s. 4. 120L Meaning of complying substation A zone substation is a complying substation if every polyphase electric line that originates from the substation has the required capacity. Division 2—Additional bushfire mitigation duties S. 120M inserted by No. 18/2017 s. 4. 120M Polyphase electric lines with required capacity (1) A major electricity company must ensure that— (a) for the initial period, a sufficient number of zone substations in its supply network are complying substations so that the total number of allocated substation points prescribed in respect of all of the complying substations is not less than 30 (the period 1 minimum points); and (b) for the intermediate period, a sufficient number of zone substations in its supply network are complying substations so that the total number of allocated substation points prescribed in respect of all of the complying substations is not less than 55 (the period 2 minimum points); and (c) on and after 1 May 2023, or if Energy Safe Victoria specifies a later date under section
S. 141(2)(a) amended by No. 39/2005 s. 48(Sch. 1 item 16). (a) to cease to use particular electrical equipment or a class of electrical equipment until the Director considers that it is safe to use; or S. 141(2)(b) amended by Nos 36/1999 s. 21, 39/2005 s. 48(Sch. 1 item 16). (b) to cease a particular electrical work practice or class of electrical work practice until the Director considers that it is safe; or S. 141(2)(c) inserted by No. 36/1999 s. 21. (c) to make safe an electrical installation or particular electrical equipment; or S. 141(2)(d) inserted by No. 36/1999 s. 21, amended by No. 55/2010 s. 32(1). (d) to do any other thing necessary to make an unsafe electrical situation safe; or S. 141(2)(e) inserted by No. 55/2010 s. 32(2), amended by No. 1/2017 s. 13(1)(a). (e) to do any other thing necessary to prevent an unsafe electrical situation from arising; or S. 141(2)(f) inserted by No. 1/2017 s. 13(1)(b). (f) to do any other thing necessary for the prevention and mitigation of bushfires that may arise out of incidents involving electric lines or electrical installations. S. 141(3) amended by No. 69/2000 s. 29, substituted by No. 1/2017 s. 13(2). (3) In this section— relevant person means— (a) an electricity supplier; or (b) the holder of a licence under the Electricity Industry Act 2000 to supply or sell electricity; or
(a) standards of design, construction and maintenance of private electric lines; (b) the manner in which a distribution company or transmission company may exercise its powers under section 85(b) and (c); (c) the Code of Practice for Electric Line Clearance setting out— (i) the duties of responsible persons; (ii) the standards and practices to be adopted and observed in tree pruning or clearing in the vicinity of electric lines; (iii) management procedures to minimise danger of electric lines causing fire or electrocution; (iv) any other matters for or with respect to the maintenance of electric lines; S. 151(d) inserted by No. 89/1998 s. 26, amended by Nos 39/2005 s. 48(Sch. 1 item 2), 55/2010 s. 35(1). (d) requiring responsible persons to prepare and submit to Energy Safe Victoria for approval management plans relating to compliance with the Code and requiring compliance with an approved management plan; S. 151(e) inserted by No. 55/2010 s. 35(2). (e) the standards and practices to be adopted and observed in relation to— (i) tree planting, pruning or clearing in the immediate area around electric lines; (ii) species of tree or classes of tree that may remain or be planted in the immediate area around electric lines; (iii) species of tree or classes of tree that must be cleared from the immediate area around electric lines;
(v) variation of registration; (vi) the refusal and cancellation of registration; (vii) the renewal and duration of registration; S. 154(c)(viii) amended by No. 57/2009 s. 12(3). (viii) the keeping of registers of energy efficiency electrical equipment and registration holders; S. 154(d) amended by Nos. 39/2005 s. 48(Sch. 1 item 2), 57/2009 s. 12(4). (d) the testing, marking and labelling of energy efficiency electrical equipment, including the provision of samples of equipment and labels to Energy Safe Victoria for testing and the disposal of those samples; S. 154(e) amended by No. 89/1998 s. 29. (e) reasonable fees and charges to be charged for or for the recovery of reasonable costs for— S. 154(e)(i) amended by No. 57/2009 s. 12(5). (i) the testing, examination, marking or labelling of energy efficiency electrical equipment; S. 154(e)(ii) amended by No. 57/2009 s. 12(5). (ii) the preparation of reports about energy efficiency electrical equipment; S. 154(e)(iii) amended by No. 57/2009 s. 12(5). (iii) the registration, renewal of registration, modification of registration or transfer of registration of energy efficiency electrical equipment; S. 154(f) amended by No. 57/2009 s. 12(6). (f) authorising or requiring the giving of public notices in relation to energy efficiency electrical equipment and the recovery of costs associated with those notices.