Queensland Consolidated Regulations

ELECTRICAL SAFETY REGULATION 2013 - REG 213

213 Fuses and disconnectors for service line

(1) An electricity entity must provide a fuse or circuit breaker for each active conductor of a low voltage service line that provides fault current protection for a consumer’s electrical installation unless—

(a) electricity to the consumer’s electrical installation is supplied direct from a transformer; and

(b) the electricity entity is satisfied that the fuse or circuit breaker of the transformer provides enough protection for the consumer’s electrical installation; and

(c) the electricity entity uses the fuse or circuit breaker of the transformer instead of a fuse or circuit breaker in the low voltage service line.

(2) However, if under subsection (1) the electricity entity uses the fuse or circuit breaker of the transformer instead of a fuse or circuit breaker in the low voltage service line, the electricity entity must install isolating links in the electric line supplying the consumer’s electrical installation if another consumer’s electrical installation is also supplied from the transformer.

(3) Also, if the electricity entity is not satisfied the fuse or circuit breaker of the transformer provides enough protection for the consumer’s electrical installation, the electricity entity must provide suitable protection on the low voltage side of the transformer.

(4) Subsection (3) does not apply if the electricity entity is satisfied that suitable protection is provided in the consumer’s electrical installation.