Victorian Numbered Acts Victorian Numbered ActsThe main purposes of this Act are—
(a) to amend the Electricity Safety Act 1998 —
(i) to extend application of bushfire mitigation plans prepared by major electricity companies from the at-risk supply network to the supply network; and
(ii) to create an offence for carrying out building work that will make a building electrically unsafe; and
(iii) to make further provision for compliance audits; and
(iv) to enable seizure of items under powers of entry; and
(v) to set out procedures for obtaining an occupier's consent to entry to, search of and seizure from a residence; and
(vi) to provide for prosecutions to commence within 3 years after the commission of an offence; and
(vii) to make other amendments to improve the operation of the Act; and
(b) to amend the Victorian Energy Efficiency Target Act 2007 —
(i) to create an offence of knowingly creating an incorrect certificate or a certificate that does not comply with the requirements of the Act; and
(ii) to clarify the circumstances in which the Essential Services Commission may refuse to register a certificate; and
(iii) to expand the grounds for suspension of accreditation, and enable the Essential Services Commission to revoke accreditation; and
(iv) to provide for additional enforcement mechanisms; and
(v) to make necessary minor and consequential amendments; and
(c) to amend the Electricity Industry Act 2000 to cap wrongful disconnection payments in certain circumstances; and
(d) to amend the Gas Safety Act 1997 —
(i) to enable seizure of items under powers of entry; and
(ii) to set out procedures for obtaining an occupier's consent to entry to, search of and seizure from a residence; and
(iii) to make other minor amendments to improve the operation of the Act; and
(e) to amend the Gas Industry Act 2001 to cap wrongful disconnection payments in certain circumstances.