Western Power (networks corporation)
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2022
Western Power fined over unsafe network maintenance
Fine or penalty
Perth Magistrates Court fined Western Power $30,000 after it pleaded guilty to failing to ensure network maintenance was carried out safely. The underlying contractor error exposed residents to electrical hazards and resulted in a man receiving an electric shock.
Company response
Remediation — Western Power
This would be addressed by updating its Electrical System Safety Rules.
Source excerpt
Western Power has been fined $30,000 following an error by one of its contractors, which led to a Kingsley man receiving an electric shock and nearby residents exposed to electrical hazards.
At Perth Magistrates Court on 1 April 2022, Western Power pleaded guilty to failing to ensure, as far as reasonably practicable, that maintenance work on its network was carried out safely, as required by WA's Electricity (Network Safety) Regulations 2015.
This would be addressed by updating its Electrical System Safety Rules.