New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

ELECTRICITY (CONSUMER SAFETY) REGULATION 2006 - REG 32

32 Standards and requirements for electrical installation work: section 31 (1) of Act

(1) For the purposes of section 31 (1) of the Act, electrical installation work is required to be carried out in accordance with the standards and requirements specified in this clause.

Note: Section 31 (1) of the Act makes it an offence for a person to carry out electrical installation work that is not in accordance with such standards or requirements as may be prescribed by the regulations. This clause sets out those standards and requirements.

(2) The following electrical installations, or parts of electrical installations, may not be energised unless the relevant distribution network service provider first authorises it:

(a) any new electrical installation (other than a free-standing electrical installation) that has not previously been energised,

(b) any alteration of, or addition to, an electrical installation (other than a free-standing electrical installation) that will require a change to the network connection or metering arrangements.

(3) Electrical installation work is required to be carried out in accordance with the Australian/New Zealand Wiring Rules.

Note: Persons carrying out electrical installation work on electrical installations connected, or intended for connection, to a distribution system within the meaning of the Electricity Supply Act 1995 should also have regard to the New South Wales Service and Installation Rules published by the Department of Energy, Utilities and Sustainability from time to time.

(4) An electrical installation, or part of an electrical installation, must not be energised unless its safe operation and compliance with the Australian/New Zealand Wiring Rules have been established by a safety and compliance test.

(5) A free-standing electrical installation must not be energised unless the stand-alone power system to which it is to be connected complies with the requirements for such systems specified by the Australian Standard entitled AS 4509:1999, Stand-alone power systems , as in force from time to time, published by Standards Australia.