i PROPOSED ELECTRICITY SAFETY (ELECTRIC LINE CLEARANCE) REGULATIONS 2010 Regulatory Impact Statement (FINAL 15/02/10) This Regulatory Impact Statement (RIS) has been prepared in accordance with the Subordinate Legislation Act 1994 to facilitate public consultation on the proposed Electricity Safety (Electric Line Clearance) Regulations 2010. A copy of the proposed regulations is provided as an attachment to this RIS. Public comments and submissions are invited on the proposed regulations. All submissions will be treated as public documents. Written comments and submissions should be forwarded to: Mr Andrew Padanyi Legal Officer Energy Safe Victoria PO Box 262 Collins Street West VIC 8007 email:
[email protected] and must be received no later than 5pm on Tuesday 25 May 2010. ii Frontispiece © State of Victoria, Energy Safe Victoria 2010 This publication is copyright. No part may be reproduced by any process except in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright Act 1986. This regulatory impact statement was prepared for Energy Safe Victoria by Tim Harding & Associates in association with Rivers Economic Consulting. Disclaimer: This publication may be of assistance to you, but the State of Victoria and its employees do not guarantee that the publication is without flaw or is wholly appropriate for your particular purposes and therefore disclaims all liability for an error, loss or other consequence that may arise from you relying on any information in this publication. iii Summary Introduction In Victoria, contact between overhead electric lines and trees can have dire consequences, including bushfires, electrocutions and power loss. Such events can result in deaths, injuries and economic loss.