New Zealand Electricity (Hazards from Trees) Regulations 2003

• By: New Zealand Government
• Date: January 31, 2013
• Source: New Zealand Government

The purpose of these regulations is to protect the security of the supply of electricity, and the safety of the public, in New Zealand by—

(a) prescribing distances from electrical conductors within which trees must not encroach; and
(b) setting rules about who has responsibility for cutting or trimming trees that encroach on electrical conductors; and
(c) assigning liability if those rules are breached; and
(d) providing an arbitration system to resolve disputes between works owners and tree owners about the operation of these regulations.

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