Victorian Consolidated Regulations

ELECTRICITY SAFETY (CATHODIC PROTECTION) REGULATIONS 2019 - REG 5

In these Regulations—

Cathodic Protection Standard 1 means AS 2832.1 Australian Standard Cathodic protection of metals—Part 1: Pipes and cables, as published or amended from time to time;

Cathodic Protection Standard 2 means AS 2832.2 Australian Standard Cathodic protection of metals—Part 2: Compact buried structures, as published or amended from time to time;

Cathodic Protection Standard 3 means AS 2832.3 Australian Standard Cathodic protection of metals—Part 3: Fixed immersed structures, as published or amended from time to time;

Cathodic Protection Standard 5 means AS 2832.5 Australian Standard Cathodic protection of metals—Part 5: Steel in concrete structures, as published or amended from time to time;

"electrolysis drainage bond" means the path by which stray current resulting from the operation of a railway returns from an underground or underwater metallic structure to its originating source;

"galvanic anode" means an electrode used to protect a structure by galvanic action;

"impressed current" means direct current supplied by an external power source;

"registered cathodic protection system" means a cathodic protection system registered under Part 2;

"stray current" means current flowing through paths other than an intended circuit;

"the Act" means the Electricity Safety Act 1998 .