Electricity Act 1972 (ACT)

No. 27 of 1972

AN ORDINANCE

To amend the Electricity Ordinance 1971.

¥ THE ADMINISTRATOR of the Government of the Commonwealth 1, of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Ordinance under the Seat of Government (Administration) Act 1910-1972.

Dated this third day of August, 1972.

ROHAN DELACOMBE

Administrator.

By His Excellency's Command,

RALPH J. HUNT

Minister of State for the Interior.

ELECTRICITY ORDINANCE 1972

1.—(1.) This Ordinance may be cited as the Electricity Ordinance

1972.*

(2.) The Electricity Ordinance 19711 is in this Ordinance referred

to as the Principal Ordinance.

(3.) The Principal Ordinance, as amended by this Ordinance, may

be cited as the Electricity Ordinance 1971-1972.

2. Section 12 of the Principal Ordinance is amended by omitting

from sub-section (2.) the words "electrical wiring" (first occurring).

• Notified in the Commonwealth	Gazelle on 4 August 1972.
t Ordinance N o . 30. 1971.

3.  Section 13 of the Principal Ordinance is amended—

(a)	by omitting from sub-section (1.) the words ", whether or not for fee or reward,"; and
(b)

by omitting paragraph (a) of sub-section (2.) and inserting " (a) the electrical wiring work is carried out by him—

(i) on premises owned or occupied by him;

(ii)   as an employee of the holder of an electrical contractor's licence; or

(iii) otherwise than for fee or reward; and".

4. Section 15 of the Principal Ordinance is amended by omitting

paragraph (d) and inserting in its stead the following paragraph:—

" (d) is capable of directing and supervising persons engaged in carrying out electrical wiring work and is competent to carry on business on his own account as an electrical contractor.".

5. Section 27 of the Principal Ordinance is amended by omitting sub-paragraph (ii) of paragraph (g) of sub-section (1.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-paragraph:—

" (ii) has ceased to carry on business as an electrical contractor;".

6. Section 33 of the Principal Ordinance is amended—

(a)	by omitting from sub-section (1.) the words " the Authority considers that";
(b)	by omitting sub-section (2.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-sections:—

" (2.) On an application made by a person on whom a notice under the last preceding sub-section has been served within the period specified in the notice, the Court of Petty Sessions, if it is satisfied, that in all the circumstances, the requirements of the notice are unreasonable, may, by order—

(a) set aside the notice; or

(b) vary the notice in such a manner as will, in the opinion of the Court, make the requirements of the notice reasonable requirements,

but if not so satisfied the Court shall confirm the notice.

" (2A.) A person by whom the application is made is
not required to comply with the requirements of the notice

unless and until the Court confirms or varies the notice,

and— (a) where the Court confirms the notice, the period

within which the person is required to comply

with the requirements of the notice commences to run on the day on which the Court confirms the notice; or

(b) where the Court varies the notice, the period within which the person is required to comply with the requirements of the notice as so varied commences to run on the day on which the Court varies the notice.

" (2B.) If the requirements of the notice under sub­ section (1.) of this section or the requirements of such a notice as varied by the Court of Petty Sessions on an application made under sub-section (2.) of this section are

not complied with within the period within which the per­ son on whom the notice is served is required to comply with the notice, the Authority may, by its employees, enter upon the parcel of land and fell, lop, prune or trim the trees, shrubs or other natural growth.";

(c)	by inserting in sub-section (3.), after the words " so doing are", the words " , subject to the next succeeding sub­ section,"; and
(d)	by inserting after sub-section (3.) the following sub­ section:—

" (3A.) The last preceding sub-section does not apply to or in relation to the felling, lopping, pruning or trimming of a tree, shrub, or other natural growth, that was growing on the parcel of land before the erection or installation of the wire, cable or other apparatus in, or over the parcel of land.".