Clause 14

by inserting, immediately after the words “authorised by” in subsection (1), the words “or required under”;

by inserting, immediately after the words “or across any” in subsection (1)(a), the word “land,”;

by inserting, immediately after subsection (1), the following subsections:“(1A) A licensee referred to in subsection (1) shall obtain the written approval of the Authority —

before issuing a notice under subsection (5); or

in the case of an emergency specified in subsection (5), before carrying out any work,if the work to be carried out under this section is in relation to any matter specified in subsection (1)(a)(i), (ii) or (iii) which is owned or operated by another electricity licensee.(1B) The right of a licensee to carry out any work in accordance with this section shall have effect notwithstanding any agreement which prohibits the carrying out of the work.”;

by deleting the words “generation licensee, market support services licensee or transmission licensee” in subsections (2), (3), (4), (11), (12), (13), (14) and (15) and substituting in each case the words “licensee referred to in subsection (1)”;

by deleting subsection (5) and substituting the following subsections:“(5) Except in the case of an emergency arising from any fault in any electric line or electrical plant, the licensee referred to in subsection (1) shall, before entering any land for the purpose specified in subsection (1), give 14 days’ written notice to the owner or occupier of the land, stating as fully and accurately as possible the nature and extent of the work to be carried out.(5A) Subject to subsection (6), the owner or occupier of the land who is given a notice under subsection (5) shall comply with the notice and do all things necessary to facilitate the carrying out of the work specified in the notice.”;

by deleting the words “on expiry of the period specified in the notice,” in subsection (7);

by deleting the words “Subject to subsection (10), upon” in subsection (9) and substituting the word “Upon”; and

by deleting subsection (10) and substituting the following subsection:“(10) The decision of the Authority under subsections (1A) and (9) shall be final.”.