Update to Essential Energy Easement documentation

What is happening?

Essential Energy have updated our Easement Documentation, which are available on the document library, all new documentation must be used from 1 May 2020.

What has changed?

The Submission of Easement Documentation CEOF9091 form has been amended as follows:

• CEOF9091 was previously Easements: Advice for Suitability of Easement Documentation, it is now called Submission of Easement Documents
• The form may now be submitted by the Customer or any of the Customer’s representatives with the easement documents.
• Amended to include an acknowledgement that costs will be incurred by submitting the easement documents. The party submitting the form will be responsible for the costs if the Customer does not pay them.
• The checklists previously attached to the form have been removed and are now available on our website Easements. Rather than completing the checklist the submission of the form will be taken to confirm the documents comply with the items in the checklist.

Alternative to Bank Guarantee in exceptional circumstances

Recognising that in some instances Customers are unable to obtain a Bank Guarantee in accordance with Essential Energy’s requirements, Essential Energy has developed an alternative allowing cash to be provided instead. In the alternative, a Stakeholder Deed can be used to enable the funds (equivalent to the Bank Guarantee amount) to be held in the trust account of Essential Energy’s Solicitor. This option will only be available in exceptional circumstances and is likely to be more expensive then the Bank Guarantee. The Customer will be responsible for all costs in connection with the Stakeholder Deed.

Information Sheet – Creation of Easement Deeds CEOF6274a

Has been amended to include provision for a Stakeholder Deed and to amend the CEOF9091 requirements.

Customer Deeds CEOF6274b and CEOF6274d

Have been amended to include provision for a Stakeholder Deed.

The Easement Requirements CEOP8046 has been amended as follows:

• includes the CEOF9091 requirements
• include provision for Section 138 Roads consent over Crown roads
• requires Essential Energy approval to encroachments on statutory easements
• expand and update the requirements for State Forests.

When will the changes be implemented?

Essential Energy will continue to accept the current versions of the above forms up to and including 30 April 2020. You can start using the new forms immediately.

What do you need to do?

1. Review and download the latest versions of these documents located on Essential Energy’s Document Library.
2. Communicate this information to relevant members of your organisation.

Further Information

If you need further information, please email aspinfo@essentialenergy.com.au