Northern Territory Numbered Regulations Northern Territory Numbered Regulations(1) The owner or operator of a cathodic protection system must ensure it does not adversely affect the integrity or safety of any electrical installation or supply system through corrosion.
(2) The owner or operator of a cathodic protection system that has an anode immersed in water or a marine environment must, within 90 days before starting to operate the system, perform tests to ensure the potential difference between any 2 accessible points spaced 1 m apart in the water or marine environment is not more than 3 volts when the system is energised.
(3) Subregulations (1) and (2) do not apply to a cathodic protection system that:
(a) is installed on any floating mobile structure, fishing equipment, fixed offshore structure (not connected with land above sea level) or the internal surface of any apparatus, equipment or structure; or
(b) uses only galvanic anodes.
(4) A person commits an offence if the person contravenes subregulation (1) or (2).
Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.
(5) An offence against subregulation (4) is an offence of strict liability.