before the commencement of these Regulations other than— electric fence; or metallic support within the meaning of regulation 212; or private electrical line; or private aerial line to which regulation 221 applies. 204 Part 1 solutions r. 204 (1) This regulation applies if an electrical installation or a portion of an electrical installation than a domestic electrical installation or portion of a domestic electrical installation), because of its unusual requirements, application or intended use, cannot meet the requirements of this Division. (2) A person may adopt a design and installation method (a part 1 solution) that— the fundamental safety principles set out in section 1.5 of Part 1 of the Australian/New Zealand Wiring Rules; and provide a level of safety from physical injury, fire and electric shock that is at least equivalent to the level that would be provided if this Division is complied with. (3) A person may only elect to adopt the part 1 solution before they sign the certificate of compliance that relates to the part 1 solution.
(2) Despite subregulation (1), the following electrical equipment is not required to be controlled by a main switch— mains; for metering or the control or protection of metered or metering circuits owned by a major electricity company, an interstate electricity supplier or a retailer; service protective device owned by a major electricity company or an interstate electricity supplier; ancillary equipment, measuring equipment, and associated wiring that are required to be connected to the supply side of the main switch or switches, provided that the wiring and equipment are confined within or on the switchboard; such as voltage sensing equipment, associated with a safety service that is connected on the supply side of a main switch in accordance with Australian/New Zealand Wiring Rules; (f) equipment, such as voltage sensing equipment, associated with an alternative supply system that is connected on the supply side of a main switch in accordance with Australian/New Zealand Wiring Rules; limiters;
In any direction, than vertically below as described in row E, from those parts of a building or structure not normally accessible to persons 100 mm 600 mm 1500 mm Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Direct current aerial line Insulated Bare Bare or insulated Row E Vertically those parts of a building or structure erected over a small gauge railway or tramway system 100 mm 300 mm 300 mm r. 225 226 Minimum distances between aerial lines and parts of small gauge train systems r. 226 (1) A high voltage aerial line carrying alternating current above a direct current catenary wire or supervisory cable for a traction conductor for a small gauge train system must not, at any time, be closer than 900 millimetres above a straight line
Row B Upper circuit Lower circuit Between the aerial line Circuits on the same pole line Between the points where the aerial lines are attached to a common pole or support Between the aerial line spans. Circuits crossing not on same pole line Row C Low voltage alternating current aerial line traction conductor U≤ 1500V 1000 mm 1000 mm 1000 mm Row D traction conductor U≤ 1500V Electrolysis drainage cable 1000 mm 1000 mm Not permitted Row E traction conductor U≤ 1500V Other cable system 1000 mm 1000 mm 1000 mm Row F Alternating current aerial line U > 1kV U ≤ 33kV Alternating current aerial line U ≤ 33kV 1200 mm 1200 mm 750 mm Row G Alternating current aerial line U > 33kV U ≤ 66kV Alternating current aerial line U ≤ 66kV 1800 mm 1800 mm 1200 mm 229 Minimum distance from the ground for substations r. 229
power systems with a power rating that is less than 500 volt-amperes); fences used for security purposes but not including electric fences intended primarily for the containment of animals; r. 238 equipment installed in a hazardous area and electrical equipment associated with the protection of a hazardous area but not installed within the hazardous area; protective devices, switchgear, controlgear, wiring systems and accessories than fire detection and alarm systems) installed to provide control and protection of passenger lifts, fire pumps (excluding pumps for fire hose reels where those hose reels are not the sole means of fire protection) and air handling systems intended to exhaust and control the spread of fire and smoke; part 1 solution installed in an electrical installation. (2) For the purposes of section 45 of the Act, prescribed electrical installation work means work on all or part of any fixed electrical equipment operated at any voltage installed in a patient area.
Vertically above those parts of a building, structure, scaffolding or post not normally accessible but on which a person can stand 2700 mm 3700 mm 2700 mm 3700 mm 4600 mm 6000 mm 7000 mm 8000 mm Row D In any direction from those parts of a building, structure, scaffolding or post not normally accessible to persons 600 mm 2700 mm 600 mm 2700 mm 3000 mm 3700 mm 4700 mm 6400 mm Row E In any direction from windows, openings and balconies and those parts of a building, structure, scaffolding or post normally accessible to persons 1500 mm 2700 mm 1500 mm 2700 mm 3000 mm 4600 mm 5500 mm 6400 mm Row F In any direction from a footbridge 4600 mm 4600 mm 4600 mm 4600 mm 4600 mm 6800 mm 8000 mm 9800 mm 314 Minimum distances between materials and certain aerial lines r. 314 A person must not—
TABLE 315—Minimum distances from any part of a vehicle, plant or machinery to aerial lines Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Row A Aerial line U ≤ 1500V traction conductor U ≤ 66kV 66kV< U ≤ 132kV 132kV< U ≤ 500kV Row B Minimum distance from the aerial line in all directions 2000 mm 2000 mm 4000 mm 6400 mm 316 Minimum distances between transported loads and aerial lines r. 316 A person must not drive or manoeuvre a vehicle with a load or transport a load so that the load is closer to an aerial line that forms part of a relevant installation set out in Row A in Column 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7 of Table 316 than the relevant minimum distance specified in the corresponding item in Row B in Column 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7 of Table 316. 20 penalty units. TABLE 316—Minimum distances from transported loads to aerial lines Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5 Column 6 Column 7 Alternating current aerial lines Nominal voltage ("U") Row A Aerial line U ≤ 1kV a.c. bare conductor and U ≤ 1500V traction conductor U ≤ 1kV a.c. insulated conductor 1kV< U ≤ 66kV a.c. and 1500V < U ≤ 66kV d.c. 66kV< U ≤ 132kV 132kV< U ≤ 275kV 275kV< U ≤ 330kV U ≤ 500kV