Victorian Consolidated Regulations

ELECTRICITY SAFETY (GENERAL) REGULATIONS 2019

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

           Division 1--Introduction

   101.    Objectives  
   102.    Authorising provisions  
   103.    Commencement  
   104.    Revocations  

           Division 2--Definitions and interpretation

   105.    Definitions  
   106.    When is a person competent to perform a task?  
   107.    Interpretation  
   108.    Application of the Australian/New Zealand Wiring Rules  

   PART 2--ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS

           Division 1--Wiring methods for electrical installations

   201.    Application  
   202.    General wiring methods for electrical installations  
   203.    Electrical installations installed before commencement of these Regulations  
   204.     Alternative design solution  

           Division 2--Additional obligations for certain types of electrical installation work

   205.    High voltage electrical installation work  
   206.    Electrical installation work in patient areas  

           Division 3--Additional general wiring requirements

   207.    Control of electrical installations  
   208.    Earthing systems  
   209.    Main earthing conductor  
   210.    Connection of consumer billing meters and neutral conductors  
   211.    Premises with consumer electricity generation systems  
   212.    Battery systems  
   213.    Electric security fences  
   214.    Electricity supplies—construction and demolition sites  

           Division 4--Segregation and labelling of electricity supplies and wiring

   215.    Multiple occupancy buildings and subdivisions—supplies to individual occupiers' portions  
   216.    Wiring passing through individual occupiers' portions  
   217.    Wiring passing through other allotments  
   218.    Properties with multiple points of supply  

           Division 5--Underground electric lines

   219.    Route of underground lines  
   220.    Minimum depths of high voltage underground lines and underground lines on public land and on private land not owned or leased by the owner of the line  
   221.    Mechanical protection of underground lines above the ground on public land and on private land not owned or leased by the owner of the line  

           Division 6--Consumer's mains

   222.    Consumer's mains not to enter or cross contiguous property  
   223.    Protection of underground consumer's mains  
   224.    Construction of underground consumer's mains  
   225.    Mechanical cover of consumer's mains  
   226.    Construction of underground consumer's mains within a structure  
   227.    Construction of underground consumer's mains on the exterior of a building or structure  
   228.    Insulation resistance of underground consumer's mains  

           Division 7--Aerial lines and pole mounted substations

   229.    Minimum distances between aerial lines and the ground or water  
   230.    Minimum distance from the ground for substations  
   231.    Construction and maintenance of poles and towers  
   232.    Marking of electric lines  

           Division 8--Private electric lines

   233.    Prescribed voltage  
   234.    Private electric lines in hazardous bushfire risk areas  
   235.    Existing private service lines in hazardous bushfire risk areas—alternative compliance  
   236.    Private aerial lines—construction requirements  
   237.    Emergency restoration of private aerial lines in high bushfire risk areas  

           Division 9--Façade mounted wiring

   238.    High voltage conductors must not be supported along the façade of a building or structure  
   239.    Low voltage conductors supported along the façade of a building or structure  

           Division 10--Testing of electrical installation work

   240.    General testing requirements for low voltage electrical installation work  
   241.    Testing of underground consumer's mains  
   242.    Testing of electrical installation work in patient areas  
   243.    Testing of photovoltaic arrays  
   244.    Testing of battery systems  
   245.    Testing of grid-connected inverter energy systems  
   246.    Testing of high voltage electrical installation work  
   247.    Persons authorised to carry out testing  
   248.    Results of testing of high-voltage electrical installation work  

           Division 11--Inspection of electrical installation work

   249.    Electrical installation work that must be inspected  
   250.    Inspection of prescribed electrical installation work  
   251.    Certificates of inspection  
   252.    Details to be accurate and legible—certificate of inspection  
   253.    Obligations of licensed electrical inspectors  
   254.    Notification of completion of certificate of inspection  
   255.    Licensed electrical inspectors must retain a copy of certificates of inspection  
   256.    Licensed electrical inspectors must not inspect their own work  
   257.    Licensed electrical inspectors must not inspect work if involved with the design of the work  
   258.    Installation work responsible person must not use an employee to inspect any work they are responsible for  
   259.    Notification of defects by inspectors  
   260.    Inspector must note defects on certificate of inspection  
   261.    Certificates of compliance  
   262.    Details to be accurate and legible—certificate of compliance  
   263.    Notification of completion of certificate of compliance  
   264.    Installation work responsible person must retain a copy of certificates of compliance  
   265.    Authorised amount—certificates of electrical safety  

   PART 3--ELECTRICITY SUPPLIERS

   301.    Safety services  
   302.    Service lines and directly connected installations  
   303.    Installation of protective equipment  
   304.    Suppliers must ensure use of double insulation  
   305.    Supply of electricity to premises  

   PART 4--REPORTING AND RECORDS

   401.    Reporting of serious electrical incidents  
   402.    Reporting of other electrical incidents—accidental contact and electric shock  
   403.    Reporting of serious electrical incidents—fire control authorities  
   404.    Reporting of electrical incidents (other than serious electrical incidents)—fire control authorities  
   405.    Records to be maintained  

   PART 5--ELECTRICAL SAFETY DUTIES AND SAFETY STANDARDS

           Division 1--Safety standards and general duties

   501.    Safety standards—high voltage electrical installations  
   502.    Safety standards—complex electrical installations  
   503.    Safety standard—railway and tramway supply networks  
   504.    Safety standard—embedded networks  
   505.    Safety standard—patient areas  

           Division 2--Maintenance duties related to private aerial lines

   506.    Private aerial line maintenance  

           Division 3--Supervision duties

   507.    Supervision of apprentices carrying out electrical installation work  

           Division 4--Duties related to electrical installation work carried out on energised electrical equipment

   508.    Who is a person conducting a business or undertaking under this Division?  
   509.    Electrical installation work carried out on energised electrical equipment may only be permitted in particular circumstances  
   510.    Preliminary steps before carrying out electrical installation work on energised electrical equipment  
   511.    How electrical installation work is to be carried out on energised electrical equipment  

   PART 6--DUTIES OF THE PUBLIC

   601.    Application of Part—protected installations  
   602.    Application of Part—protected supply networks  
   603.    Protected infrastructure—striking objects  
   604.    Protected infrastructure—aircraft, kites, remotely piloted aircraft etc.  
   605.    Protected infrastructure—entangled objects  
   606.    Protected infrastructure—blasting and fires  
   607.    Damage to underground portion of protected infrastructure  
   608.    Protected infrastructure—excavating  
   609.    Protected infrastructure and protected aerial lines—altering levels  
   610.    Minimum distances between parts of buildings, structures, scaffolding and posts and protected aerial lines  
   611.    Minimum distances between materials, protected aerial lines and protected infrastructure  
   612.    Minimum distances between parts of vehicles, vessels, plant, machinery and protected aerial lines  
   613.    Minimum distances between transported loads and protected aerial lines  
   614.    Minimum distances between persons and protected aerial lines  
   615.    Compliance with Blue Book and Orange Book when working on or near high voltage electrical equipment or on or near a railway or tramway supply network  
   616.    Protected infrastructure—vegetation management work  
   617.    Protected aerial line—pruning, cutting and felling vegetation  
   618.    Protected infrastructure—damage and interference  
   619.    Placing of materials  

   PART 7--EXEMPTIONS

   701.    Exemptions—Electrical installation work  
   702.    Exemptions—Electricity suppliers  
   703.    Exemptions—Duties of the public  

   PART 8--INFRINGEMENT OFFENCES

   801.    Offences for which infringement notices may be served  
   802.    Infringement penalties  
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