Electricity Safety (Management) Amendment Regulations 2013

Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel Authorised Version i Electricity Safety (Management) Amendment Regulations 2013 S.R. No. 131/2013 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Regulation Page 1 Objective 1 2 Authorising provisions 1 3 Commencement 2 4 Principal Regulations 2 5 Definitions 2 6 Meaning of access authority system 3 7 Person responsible for supply network or installation, or carrying out of electrical work 3 8 Scheme description—asset operators and network operators 3 9 Formal safety assessment 3 10 New heading to Division 2 of Part 2 substituted 4 11 Safety management system 4 12 Safety policy 4 13 Standards for works on applicable assets—where there are published technical standards 4 14 Standards for works on applicable assets—where there are no published technical standards 4 15 Applicable assets—asset management plan requirements 5 16 Access authority system 5 17 Emergency preparedness 5 18 Internal monitoring, auditing and reviewing 5 19 Key performance indicators 5 20 Incident recording, investigation and reviewing 5 21 Competence and training 6 22 New Division 3 inserted into Part 2 6 Division 3—Content of safety management system— network operators 6 25A Safety management system—MEC 6 25B Safety management system—other network operator 6 23 Requirements for reporting of serious electrical incidents 6 24 Requirements for reporting of incidents other than serious electrical incidents 7 ═══════════════ ENDNOTES 8 -- 1 of 9 -- Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel Authorised Version 1 STATUTORY RULES 2013 S.R. No. 131/2013 Electricity Safety Act 1998 Electricity Safety (Management) Amendment Regulations 2013 The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations: Dated: 29 October 2013 Responsible Minister: NICHOLAS KOTSIRAS Minister for Energy and Resources YVETTE CARISBROOKE Clerk of the Executive Council 1 Objective The objective of these Regulations is to amend the Electricity Safety (Management) Regulations 2009— (a) to provide for network operators as a class of persons who submit electricity safety management schemes under Division 2 of Part 10 and section 116 of the Act; and (b) to prescribe a standard for the electricity safety management system to be specified in the electricity safety management scheme of a network operator; and (c) to make consequential amendments. 2 Authorising provisions These Regulations are made under sections 150 and 157 of the Electricity Safety Act 1998. -- 2 of 9 -- S.R. No. 131/2013 Electricity Safety (Management) Amendment Regulations 2013 2 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel 3 Commencement These Regulations come into operation on 1 November 2013. 4 Principal Regulations In these Regulations, the Electricity Safety (Management) Regulations 20091 are called the Principal Regulations. 5 Definitions In regulation 5 of the Principal Regulations— (a) insert the following definitions— 'AS 5577 means Australian Standard AS 5577, "Electricity network safety management systems", as published or amended from time to time; asset operator means an owner of an electrical installation that has an installed generation capacity of equal to or greater than 1000 kVA who is entitled to submit an electricity safety management scheme under section 116 of the Act; network operator means— (a) an MEC; or (b) an owner of an electric line that is on land that is not owned or leased by the owner or operator of the electric line and who is entitled to submit an electricity safety management scheme under section 116 of the Act;'; (b) in paragraphs (a) and (b) of the definition of employer operator, for "make an application" substitute "submit an electricity safety management scheme"; r. 3 -- 3 of 9 -- S.R. No. 131/2013 Electricity Safety (Management) Amendment Regulations 2013 3 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel (c) the definition of relevant asset operator is revoked; (d) for the definition of scheme operator substitute— "scheme operator means an asset operator, employer operator or network operator;". 6 Meaning of access authority system (1) In regulation 6(1) of the Principal Regulations, after "applicable asset" (where first occurring) insert "of an asset operator". (2) In regulation 6(1)(c) of the Principal Regulations, for "relevant asset operator" substitute "asset operator". 7 Person responsible for supply network or installation, or carrying out of electrical work In regulation 7(b) of the Principal Regulations, for "a relevant asset operator" substitute "an asset operator or a network operator". 8 Scheme description—asset operators and network operators (1) In the heading to regulation 10 of the Principal Regulations, for "relevant asset operators" substitute "asset operators and network operators". (2) In regulation 10(1) of the Principal Regulations, for "a relevant asset operator" substitute "an asset operator or a network operator". 9 Formal safety assessment (1) In the heading to regulation 11 of the Principal Regulations, after "Formal safety assessment" insert "—asset operators and employer operators". r. 6 -- 4 of 9 -- S.R. No. 131/2013 Electricity Safety (Management) Amendment Regulations 2013 4 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel (2) In regulation 11(1)(b) of the Principal Regulations, for "relevant asset operator's" substitute "asset operator's". 10 New heading to Division 2 of Part 2 substituted For the heading to Division 2 of Part 2 of the Principal Regulations substitute— "Division 2—Content of safety management system—asset operators and employer operators". 11 Safety management system (1) In regulation 13 of the Principal Regulations, after "electricity safety management scheme" insert "for an asset operator or an employer operator". (2) In regulation 13(b) of the Principal Regulations, for "relevant asset operator" substitute "asset operator". 12 Safety policy In regulation 14 of the Principal Regulations, after "system" insert "referred to in regulation 13". 13 Standards for works on applicable assets—where there are published technical standards In regulation 15 of the Principal Regulations, for "relevant asset operator" (wherever occurring) substitute "asset operator". 14 Standards for works on applicable assets—where there are no published technical standards In regulation 16(1) and (2)(b) of the Principal Regulations, for "relevant asset operator" substitute "asset operator". r. 10 -- 5 of 9 -- S.R. No. 131/2013 Electricity Safety (Management) Amendment Regulations 2013 5 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel 15 Applicable assets—asset management plan requirements In regulation 18 of the Principal Regulations, for "a relevant asset operator" substitute "an asset operator". 16 Access authority system In regulation 20(1) of the Principal Regulations, for "a relevant asset operator" substitute "an asset operator". 17 Emergency preparedness (1) In regulation 21(2)(c) of the Principal Regulations, for "scheme operator" substitute "asset operator or employer operator (as the case requires)". (2) In regulation 21(2)(d) of the Principal Regulations, for "a relevant asset operator" substitute "an asset operator". (3) In regulation 21(2)(e) of the Principal Regulations, for "the means by which the operator" substitute "specify the means by which the employer operator". 18 Internal monitoring, auditing and reviewing In regulation 22(1) of the Principal Regulations, for "scheme operator" substitute "asset operator or the employer operator". 19 Key performance indicators In regulation 23(a) of the Principal Regulations, for "scheme operator's" substitute "asset operator's or the employer operator's". 20 Incident recording, investigation and reviewing In regulation 24(a)(i) of the Principal Regulations, for "a relevant asset operator's" substitute "an asset operator's". r. 15 -- 6 of 9 -- S.R. No. 131/2013 Electricity Safety (Management) Amendment Regulations 2013 6 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel 21 Competence and training In regulation 25(1) of the Principal Regulations, for "a relevant asset operator" substitute "an asset operator". 22 New Division 3 inserted into Part 2 After Division 2 of Part 2 of the Principal Regulations insert— "Division 3—Content of safety management system—network operators 25A Safety management system—MEC For the purpose of section 99(2)(b) of the Act, the electricity safety management scheme for a supply network of an MEC must specify a safety management system that complies with AS 5577. 25B Safety management system—other network operator (1) This regulation applies to a network operator who submits an electricity safety management scheme under section 116 of the Act. (2) For the purpose of section 116(2)(b) of the Act, the electricity safety management scheme must specify a safety management system that complies with AS 5577.". 23 Requirements for reporting of serious electrical incidents (1) In the heading to regulation 27 of the Principal Regulations, for "Relevant asset operator" substitute "Asset operator and network operator". r. 21 -- 7 of 9 -- S.R. No. 131/2013 Electricity Safety (Management) Amendment Regulations 2013 7 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel (2) In regulation 27 of the Principal Regulations, for "a relevant asset operator" (wherever occurring) substitute "an asset operator or a network operator". (3) In regulation 27 of the Principal Regulations, for "the relevant asset operator" (wherever occurring) substitute "the asset operator or the network operator". 24 Requirements for reporting of incidents other than serious electrical incidents (1) In the heading to regulation 28 of the Principal Regulations, for "Relevant asset operator" substitute "Asset operator and network operator". (2) In regulation 28(1) of the Principal Regulations, for "a relevant asset operator" substitute "an asset operator or a network operator". ═══════════════ r. 24 -- 8 of 9 -- S.R. No. 131/2013 Electricity Safety (Management) Amendment Regulations 2013 8 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel ENDNOTES 1 Reg. 4: S.R. No. 165/2009. —— Table of Applied, Adopted or Incorporated Matter The following table of applied, adopted or incorporated matter is included in accordance with the requirements of regulation 5 of the Subordinate Legislation Regulations 2004. Statutory rule provision Title of applied, adopted or incorporated document Matter in applied, adopted or incorporated document Regulation 22, which inserts new Division 3 of Part 2 into the Electricity Safety (Management) Regulations 2009 AS 5577, "Electricity network safety management systems" published 12 April 2013 by Standards Australia The whole Endnotes -- 9 of 9 --