Electricity Supply (Safety and Network Management) Regulation 2014 (2014-524) (NSW)

Electricity Supply (Safety and Network Management) Regulation 2014

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Name of Regulation This Regulation is the Electricity Supply (Safety and Network Management) Regulation 2014.

2 Commencement This Regulation commences on 1 September 2014 and is required to be published on the NSW legislation website.

Note— This Regulation replaces the Electricity Supply (Safety and Network Management) Regulation 2008 which is repealed on 1 September 2014 by section 10 (2) of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1989.

3 Definition (1) In this Regulation: the Act means the Electricity Supply Act 1995. (2) Notes in this Regulation do not form part of this Regulation.

Part 2 Safety management systems

Division 1 Preliminary and general

4 Definitions In this Part: AS 5577 means Australian Standard AS 5577—2013, Electricity network safety management systems (as in force from time to time). network, in relation to a network operator, means: (a) in the case of a transmission operator—its transmission system, or (b) in the case of a distributor—its distribution system. primary objective of safety management systems—see clause 6.

5 Network operators to ensure safety of distribution and transmission systems A network operator must take all reasonable steps to ensure that the design, construction, commissioning, operation and decommissioning of its network (or any part of its network) is safe. Maximum penalty: 5,000 penalty units (in the case of a corporation) or 2,500 penalty units (in any other case).

6 Primary objective of safety management systems The primary objective of safety management systems is to assist network operators to comply with clause 5 and, in particular, to support: (a) the safety of members of the public, and (b) the safety of persons working on networks, and (c) the protection of property (whether or not belonging to a network operator), and (d) the management of safety risks arising from the protection of the environment (for example, preventing bush fires that may be ignited by network assets), and (e) the management of safety risks arising from loss of electricity supply.