Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations

UTILITY NETWORKS (PUBLIC SAFETY) REGULATIONS 2001 (2001 NO 28) - REG 20

    (1)         This regulation does not apply to a structure to which regulation 19 applies.

    (2)         A person must not, without reasonable excuse, place or keep timber or other flammable material vertically below an aerial conductor.

Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.

    (3)         A person must not, without reasonable excuse, place or keep timber or other flammable material too close to an aerial conductor.

Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.

    (4)         Timber or other flammable material is too close to an aerial conductor if at any time it is within the minimum distance from any part of the conductor worked out in accordance with the following table:

direction in which minimum distance must be observed	minimum distance from aerial conductor, where- U ≤ 1 kV	minimum distance from aerial conductor, where- 1 kV < U ≤ 33 kV	minimum distance from aerial conductor, where- 33 kV < U ≤ 132 kV
horizontally, from any point of the vertical projection below the aerial conductor or aerial cable	3.0m	3.0m	3.0m

Note      Symbols used in the table are defined in the dictionary.