s. 113C (5) For the purposes of subsection (1), it is not a reasonable excuse for a major electricity company not to comply with subsection (1) if— (a) there is no accepted bushfire mitigation plan S. 113B(5)(a) amended by that applies to the company's supply No. 59/2011 network; and s. 8(3). (b) the reason for there being no accepted S. 113B(5)(b) amended by bushfire mitigation plan that applies to the No. 59/2011 company's supply network is that— s. 8(3). (i) Energy Safe Victoria failed to accept the company's bushfire mitigation plan by 31 October in the year it was submitted to Energy Safe Victoria and that failure arose because of actions or inactions of the company that hampered the ability of Energy Safe Victoria to make a decision whether to accept that plan by 31 October; or (ii) Energy Safe has not accepted a plan under section 83BG (as applied and modified by section 113C). (6) Subsections (4) and (5) do not limit what may constitute a reasonable excuse. 113C Validation, acceptance, provisional acceptance and S. 113C inserted by determination of bushfire mitigation plans No. 55/2010 s. 27. Sections 83BC to 83BH apply to the validation, or acceptance, provisional acceptance or or determination by Energy Safe Victoria, of a bushfire mitigation plan under this Division— (a) as if— (i) a reference to a specified operator were a reference to a major electricity company; and
(5) For the purposes of subsection (1), it is not a reasonable excuse for a major electricity company not to comply with subsection (1) if— S. 113B(5)(a) amended by No. 59/2011 s. 8(3). (a) there is no accepted bushfire mitigation plan that applies to the company's supply network; and S. 113B(5)(b) amended by No. 59/2011 s. 8(3). (b) the reason for there being no accepted bushfire mitigation plan that applies to the company's supply network is that— (i) Energy Safe Victoria failed to accept the company's bushfire mitigation plan by 31 October in the year it was submitted to Energy Safe Victoria and that failure arose because of actions or inactions of the company that hampered the ability of Energy Safe Victoria to make a decision whether to accept that plan by 31 October; or (ii) Energy Safe has not accepted a plan under section 83BG (as applied and modified by section 113C). (6) Subsections (4) and (5) do not limit what may constitute a reasonable excuse. S. 113C inserted by No. 55/2010 s. 27. 113C Validation, acceptance, provisional acceptance and determination of bushfire mitigation plans s. 113C Sections 83BC to 83BH apply to the validation, or acceptance, provisional acceptance or or determination by Energy Safe Victoria, of a bushfire mitigation plan under this Division— (a) as if— (i) a reference to a specified operator were a reference to a major electricity company; and
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