Victorian Numbered Regulations

ELECTRICITY SAFETY (INSTALLATIONS) REGULATIONS 2009 (SR NO 164 OF 2009)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   101.    Objectives  
   102.    Authorising provisions  
   103.    Commencement  
   104.    Revocation  
   105.    Definitions  
   106.    Application of the Australian/New Zealand Wiring Rules  

   PART 2--ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION WORK

           Division 1--Safety standards for electrical installations

   201.    Application—Inconsistency between this Division and applied, adopted or incorporated standards  
   202.    Wiring methods  
   203.    Electrical installations installed before commencement of these regulations  
   204.     Part 1 solutions  
   205.    Control of electrical installations  
   206.    Multiple earthed neutral (MEN) system  
   207.    Main earthing conductor  
   208.    Low voltage neutral earthing within substations  
   209.    Multiple occupancy buildings, subdivisions and wiring passing through private land  
   210.    Premises with consumer electricity generation systems  
   211.    Electric security fences  
   212.    Bonding of support for low voltage overhead service  
   213.    Protection of underground consumer's mains  
   214.    Construction of underground consumer's mains  
   215.    Construction of consumer's mains within a structure  
   216.    Mechanical cover of consumer's mains  
   217.    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  
   218.    Route of underground lines  
   219.    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  
   220.    Private electric lines  
   221.    Emergency restoration of private electric aerial lines in high bushfire risk areas  
   222.    Construction and maintenance of poles and towers  
   223.    Minimum distances between aerial lines and the ground or water  
   224.    Aerial lines and the façade of buildings  
   225.    Minimum distances between aerial lines and buildings or structures  
   226.    Minimum distances between aerial lines and parts of small gauge train systems  
   227.    Minimum distances between aerial lines and parts of small gauge tram systems  
   228.    Minimum distances between aerial lines  
   229.    Minimum distance from the ground for substations  
   230.    Marking of electric lines  

           Division 2--Testing of electrical installation work

   231.    Testing  

           Division 3--Electricity suppliers

   232.    Safety services  
   233.    Earthing and electrical protection up to protective equipment  
   234.    Service lines and electricity supplies  
   235.    Installation of protective equipment  
   236.    Suppliers must ensure use of double insulation  
   237.    Supply of electricity to premises  

           Division 4--Inspection of electrical installation work

   238.    Prescribed electrical installation work  
   239.    Inspection of prescribed electrical installation work  
   240.    Certificates of inspection  
   241.    Details to be accurate and legible—certificate of inspection  
   242.    Obligations of licensed electrical inspectors  
   243.    Notification of completion of certificate of inspection  
   244.    Licensed electrical inspectors must retain a copy of certificates of inspection  
   245.    Licensed electrical inspectors must not inspect their own work  
   246.    Licensed electrical inspectors must not inspect work if involved with the design of the work  
   247.    Installation work responsible person must not use an employee to inspect any work they are responsible for  
   248.    Notification of defects by inspectors  
   249.    Inspector must note defects on certificate of inspection  
   250.    Notification of defects by Energy Safe Victoria  
   251.    Certificates of compliance  
   252.    Details to be accurate and legible—certificate of compliance  
   253.    Notification of completion of certificate of compliance  
   254.    Installation work responsible person must retain a copy of certificates of compliance  
   255.    Authorised amount—certificates of electrical safety  

           Division 5--Reporting and records

   256.    Reporting of incidents  
   257.    Reporting of incidents—fire control authorities  
   258.    Records to be maintained  

   PART 3--ELECTRICAL SAFETY DUTIES

           Division 1--Duties of owners and operators of high voltage electrical installations, complex electrical installations and supply networks of small gauge railways

   301.    General duties—high voltage electrical installations  
   302.    General duties—complex electrical installations  
   303.    General duties—small gauge railways  

           Division 2--Duties of the public

   304.    Application  
   305.    Sporting activities  
   306.    Aircraft, kites etc.  
   307.    Entangled objects  
   308.    Blasting and fires  
   309.    Protection of underground electrical installations from damage  
   310.    Excavating—private land  
   311.    Excavating—public land and easements  
   312.    Altering levels  
   313.    Minimum distances between parts of buildings, structures, scaffolding and posts and aerial lines  
   314.    Minimum distances between materials and certain aerial lines  
   315.    Minimum distances between parts of vehicles, vessels, plant, machinery and aerial lines  
   316.    Minimum distances between transported loads and aerial lines  
   317.    Minimum distances between aerial lines  
   318.    Minimum distances between persons and aerial lines  
   319.    Tree clearing  
   320.    Damage and interference  
   321.    Placing of materials  

   PART 4--EXEMPTIONS

   401.    Exemptions  

   PART 5--INFRINGEMENT OFFENCES

   501.    Provisions for which infringement notices may be served  

   PART 6--RELATED AMENDMENTS

   601.    Amendments to related Regulations  
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