Victorian Consolidated Regulations Victorian Consolidated RegulationsS.R. No. 113/2019
Version incorporating amendments as at
1 November 2023
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Version No. 002
Electricity Safety (General) Regulations 2019
S.R. No. 113/2019
Version incorporating amendments as at
1 November
2023
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The Electricity Safety (General) Regulations 2019, S.R. No. 113/2019 were made on 26 November 2019 by the Governor in Council under sections 149, 151, 151A, 152 and 157 of the Electricity Safety Act 1998, No. 25/1998 and came into operation on 6 December 2019: regulation 103.
The Electricity Safety (General) Regulations 2019 will sunset 10 years after the day of making on 26 November 2029 (see section 5 of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1994).
INTERPRETATION OF LEGISLATION ACT 1984 (ILA)
Style changes
Section 54A of the ILA authorises the making of the style changes set out in Schedule 1 to that Act.
References to ILA s. 39B
Sidenotes which cite ILA s. 39B refer to section 39B of the ILA which provides that where an undivided regulation, rule or clause of a Schedule is amended by the insertion of one or more subregulations, subrules or subclauses the original regulation, rule or clause becomes subregulation, subrule or subclause (1) and is amended by the insertion of the expression "(1)" at the beginning of the original regulation, rule or clause.
Interpretation
As from 1 January 2001, amendments to section 36 of the ILA have the following effects:
• Headings
All headings included in a Statutory Rule which is made on or after
1
January 2001 form part of that Statutory Rule. Any heading inserted in a
Statutory Rule which was made before 1 January 2001, by a Statutory Rule made on
or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Statutory Rule.
This includes
headings to Parts, Divisions or Subdivisions in a Schedule; Orders; Parts into
which an Order is divided; clauses; regulations; rules; items; tables; columns;
examples; diagrams; notes or forms.
See section 36(1A)(2A)(2B).
• Examples, diagrams or notes
All examples, diagrams or notes included in a Statutory Rule which is made on or after 1 January 2001 form part of that Statutory Rule. Any examples, diagrams or notes inserted in a Statutory Rule which was made before 1 January 2001, by a Statutory Rule made on or after 1 January 2001, form part of that Statutory Rule. See section 36(3A).
• Punctuation
All punctuation included in a Statutory Rule which is made on or after
1 January 2001 forms part of that Statutory Rule. Any punctuation inserted
in a Statutory Rule which was made before 1 January 2001, by a Statutory Rule
made on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Statutory Rule.
See
section 36(3B).
• Provision numbers
All provision numbers included in a Statutory Rule form part of that
Statutory Rule, whether inserted in the Statutory Rule before, on or after
1
January 2001. Provision numbers include regulation numbers, rule numbers,
subregulation numbers, subrule numbers, paragraphs and subparagraphs. See
section 36(3C).
• Location of "legislative items"
A "legislative item" is a penalty, an example or a note. As from 13 October 2004, a legislative item relating to a provision of a Statutory Rule is taken to be at the foot of that provision even if it is preceded or followed by another legislative item that relates to that provision. For example, if a penalty at the foot of a provision is followed by a note, both of these legislative items will be regarded as being at the foot of that provision. See section 36B.
• Other material
Any explanatory memorandum, table of provisions, endnotes, index and other material printed after the Endnotes does not form part of a Statutory Rule. See section 36(3)(3D)(3E).
This publication incorporates amendments made to the Electricity Safety (General) Regulations 2019 by statutory rules, subordinate instruments and Acts.
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Electricity Safety (General) Amendment (Certificate of Electrical Safety) Regulations 2023, S.R. No. 112/2023
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Date of Making: |
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[1] Reg. 105 def. of licensed electrician: S.R. No. 21/2010.
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Fee Units
These Regulations provide for fees by reference to fee units within the meaning of the Monetary Units Act 2004.
The amount of the fee is to be calculated, in accordance with section 7 of that Act, by multiplying the number of fee units applicable by the value of a fee unit.
The value of a fee unit for the financial year commencing 1 July 2023 is $15.90. The amount of the calculated fee may be rounded to the nearest 10 cents.
The value of a fee unit for future financial years is to be fixed by the Treasurer under section 5 of the Monetary Units Act 2004. The value of a fee unit for a financial year must be published in the Government Gazette and a Victorian newspaper before 1 June in the preceding financial year.
Penalty Units
These Regulations provide for penalties by reference to penalty units within the meaning of section 110 of the Sentencing Act 1991. The amount of the penalty is to be calculated, in accordance with section 7 of the Monetary Units Act 2004, by multiplying the number of penalty units applicable by the value of a penalty unit.
The value of a penalty unit for the financial year commencing 1 July 2023 is $192.31. The amount of the calculated penalty may be rounded to the nearest dollar.
The value of a penalty unit for future financial years is to be fixed by the Treasurer under section 5 of the Monetary Units Act 2004. The value of a penalty unit for a financial year must be published in the Government Gazette and a Victorian newspaper before 1 June in the preceding financial year.
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Table of Applied, Adopted or Incorporated Matter
The following table of applied, adopted or incorporated matter was included in S.R. No. 113/2019 in accordance with the requirements of regulation 5 of the Subordinate Legislation Regulations 2014.
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Statutory rule provision |
Title of applied, adopted or incorporated document |
Matter in applied, adopted or incorporated document |
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Regulation 105 definitions of "accessories", active conductor"," alternative supply, Australian/New Zealand Wiring Rules"," conductor, consumer's mains"," domestic electrical installation, double insulation"," electrical fault, hazardous area"," main earthing conductor, main switch"," main switchboard, multiple electrical installation"," neutral conductor, neutral screen cable"," normal supply, readily accessible"," reinforced insulation, safety service"," subcircuit, submains, substation and supplementary supply Regulations 108, 202, 203, 204, 207, 240, 242, 244 and 253(1)(a) |
AS/NZS 3000:2018 Electrical Installations (known as the Australian/New Zealand Wiring Rules), 6th edition, published by Standards Australia on 26 June 2018 |
The whole |
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Statutory rule provision |
Title of applied, adopted or incorporated document |
Matter in applied, adopted or incorporated document |
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Regulation 105 definition of AS 1074 Regulations 220(2)(c), 221(2)(b), 224(2)(b)(ii), (3)(a)(ii) and 226(b) |
AS 1074—1989 Steel tubes and tubulars for ordinary service, 4th edition, published by Standards Australia on 10 April 1989 |
The whole |
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Regulation 105 definition of AS 2067 Regulations 202, 205(1) and 246(1) |
AS 2067:2016 Substations and high voltage installations exceeding 1 kV a.c., 3rd edition, published by Standards Australia on 14 September 2016 |
The whole |
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Regulation 105 definitions of |
AS/NZS 2053.2:2001 Conduits and fittings for electrical installations Part 2: Rigid plain conduits and fittings of insulating material, 2nd edition, published by Standards Australia on 12 July 2001 |
The whole |
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Regulation 105 definitions of |
AS/NZS 2053.3:1995 Conduits and fittings for electrical installations Part 3: Rigid plain conduits and fittings of fibre-reinforced concrete material, published by Standards Australia on 5 March 1995 |
The whole |
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Regulation 105 definitions of |
AS/NZS 2053.5:2001 Conduits and fittings for electrical installations Part 5: Corrugated conduits and fittings of insulating material, 2nd edition, published by Standards Australia on 12 July 2001 |
The whole |
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Statutory rule provision |
Title of applied, adopted or incorporated document |
Matter in applied, adopted or incorporated document |
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Regulation 105 definitions of |
AS/NZS 2053.6:2001 Conduits and fittings for electrical installations Part 6: Profile-wall, smooth-bore conduits and fittings of insulating material, 2nd edition, published by Standards Australia on 12 July 2001 |
The whole |
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Regulation 105 definitions of Regulations 206 and 242 |
AS/NZS 3003:2018 Electrical installations—Patient areas, 6th edition, published by Standards Australia on 26 March 2018 incorporating amendment No. 1 (July 2019) |
The whole |
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Regulation 105 definition of |
AS/NZS 3007:2013 Electrical equipment in mines and quarries—Surface installations and associated processing plant, published by Standards Australia on 24 June 2013 |
The whole |
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Regulation 105 definition of |
AS/NZS 3013:2005 Electrical installations—Classification of the fire and mechanical performance of wiring system elements, 3rd edition, published by Standards Australia on 22 August 2005 |
The whole |
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Regulation 105 definition of Regulations 213, 238(2) and 227 |
AS/NZS 3016:2002 Electrical installations—Electric security fences, 2nd edition, published by Standards Australia on 10 January 2003 |
The whole |
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Statutory rule provision |
Title of applied, adopted or incorporated document |
Matter in applied, adopted or incorporated document |
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Regulation 105 definitions of aerial bundled cable, AS/NZS 3560.1 |
AS/NZS 3560.1:2000 Electric cables—Cross-linked polyethylene insulated—Aerial bundled—For working voltages up to and including 0.6/1(1.2) kV, Part 1: Aluminium conductors, published by Standards Australia on 7 April 2000 |
The whole |
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Regulation 105 definitions of aerial bundled cable,
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AS/NZS 3560.2:2003 Electric cables—Cross-linked polyethylene insulated—Aerial bundled—For working voltages up to and including 0.6/1(1.2) kV Part 2: Copper conductors, published by Standards Australia on 17 July 2003 |
The whole |
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Regulation 105 definitions of aerial bundled cable,
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AS/NZS 3599.1:2003 Electric cables—Aerial bundled—Polymeric insulated—Voltages 6.35/11(12) kV and 12.7/22(24) kV Part 1: Metallic screened, published by Standards Australia on 11 September 2003 |
The whole |
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Regulation 105 definitions of aerial bundled cable,
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AS/NZS 3599.2:1999 Electric cables—Aerial bundled—Polymeric insulated—Voltages 6.35/11(12) kV and 12.7/22(24) kV Part 2: Non‑metallic screened, published by Standards Australia on 5 June 1999 |
The whole |
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Statutory rule provision |
Title of applied, adopted or incorporated document |
Matter in applied, adopted or incorporated document |
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Regulation 105 definition of |
AS 3600:2018 Concrete structures, 5th edition, published by Standards Australia on 29 June 2018 incorporating amendment No. 1 (November 2018) |
The whole |
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Regulation 105 definition of |
AS 3891.1:2008 Air navigation—Cables and their supporting structures—Marking and safety requirements Part 1: Permanent marking of overhead cables and their supporting structures for other than planned low-level flying, 2nd edition, published by Standards Australia on 19 March 2008 |
The whole |
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Regulation 105 definition of |
AS 3891.2:2018 Air navigation—Cables and their supporting structures—Marking and safety requirements Part 2: Low level aviation operations, 3rd edition, published by Standards Australia on 15 August 2018 |
The whole |
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Regulation 105 definition of |
AS/NZS 4680:2006 Hot-dip galvanized (zinc) coatings on fabricated ferrous articles, 2nd edition, published by Standards Australia on 30 August 2006 |
The whole |
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Statutory rule provision |
Title of applied, adopted or incorporated document |
Matter in applied, adopted or incorporated document |
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Regulation 105 definition of |
AS 4702—2000 Polymeric cable protection covers, published by Standards Australia on 1 December 2000 |
The whole |
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Regulation 105 definition of |
AS/NZS 4792:2006 Hot-dip galvanized (zinc) coatings on ferrous hollow sections, applied by a continuous or specialized process, 2nd edition, published by Standards Australia on 17 July 2006 |
The whole |
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Regulation 105 definitions of |
AS/NZS 5033:2014 Installation and safety requirements for photovoltaic (PV) arrays, 3rd edition, published by Standards Australia on 6 November 2014 incorporating Amendments No. 1 (June 2018) and No. 2 (June 2018) |
The whole |
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Regulation 105 definitions of Regulations 212 and 244 |
AS/NZS 5139:2019 Electrical installations—Safety of battery systems for use with power conversion equipment, published by Standards Australia on 11 October 2019 |
The whole |
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Regulation 105 definition of Regulations 202 and 205(1) |
AS/NZS 7000:2016 Overhead line design, 2nd edition, published by Standards Australia on 17 May 2016 |
The whole |
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Statutory rule provision |
Title of applied, adopted or incorporated document |
Matter in applied, adopted or incorporated document |
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Regulation 105 definitions of embedded network and metering code |
Electricity Customer Metering Code published by the Essential Services Commission on 13 October 2014 |
Part 4 |
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Regulation 105 definition of the Blue Book Regulations 205(3), 501(2)(d), 502(2)(d), 615(a) and 616(2)(b) |
The Blue Book 2017, Code of Practice on electrical safety for the work on or near high voltage electrical apparatus published by Energy Safe Victoria on 13 November 2017 |
The whole |
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Regulation 105 definition of the Orange Book Regulations 503(1)(d), 615(b) and 616(2)(c) |
Victorian Traction Industry Electrical Safety Rules 2014 (known as the Orange Book), published by Energy Safe Victoria in 2014 (revised May 2017) |
The whole |
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Regulation 105 definition of vegetation management rules |
Electrical Safety Rules for Vegetation Management Work Near Overhead Powerlines by Non-Electrical Workers, published by Energy Safe Victoria in 2013 |
The whole |
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Requirements for the effective supervision of apprentice electricians, published by Energy Safe Victoria in 2018 |
The whole |