Electricity Amendment Regulation (No. 5) 1995 (Qld)

Queensland Subordinate Legislation 1995 No. 375 Electricity Act 1994 ELECTRICITY AMENDMENT REGULATION (No. 5) 1995 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 Regulation amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3 Commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 4 Insertion of new ch 4, pt 4 (Electricity Restriction) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 PART 4—ELECTRICITY RESTRICTION Division 1—Preliminary 248A Purpose to be achieved by regulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 248B Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Division 2—Electricity restriction in far north Queensland (other than the Torres Strait Islands) 248C Where electricity restriction applies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 248D Electricity restrictions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Division 3—Electricity restriction in the Torres Strait Islands 248E Where electricity restriction applies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 248F Electricity restrictions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Division 4—Electricity restriction in the North Queensland Electricity Corporation supply area 248G Where electricity restriction applies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 248H Electricity restrictions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

s1 2 s4 Electricity Amendment Regulation (No. 5) No. 375, 1995 ˙ Short title 1. This regulation may be cited as the Electricity Amendment Regulation (No. 5) 1995 . ˙ Regulation amended 2. This regulation amends the Electricity Regulation 1994. ˙ Commencement 3. This regulation commences on 1 January 1996. ˙ Insertion of new ch 4, pt 4 (Electricity Restriction) 4. After section 248— insert— ‘ PART 4—ELECTRICITY RESTRICTION ‘ Division 1—Preliminary ˙ ‘ Purpose to be achieved by regulation ‘ 248A. The purpose of this part is to ensure a regular, economically efficient and constant supply of electricity within the available supply capacity of certain supply networks, or parts of them. 1 ˙ ‘ Definitions ‘ 248B. In this part— “contactor” means a contactor described in AS3947.1—1993 Low voltage switchgear and controlgear, part 1—general rules. “direct on-line starting” , for an electric motor, means a way of starting the 1 Under section 123 of the Act, an electricity restriction regulation expires 5 years after the day on which it is made, unless it is earlier repealed.

s4 3 s4 Electricity Amendment Regulation (No. 5) No. 375, 1995 motor by connecting the full supply voltage across the motor terminals in 1 step. “electric range” means a domestic use electrical article that is designed to operate at low voltage and has 1 or more of the following— (a) a cooking compartment; (b) a cooking hob fitted with at least 1 radiant or electromagnetic induction type heating unit. “electric water heater” means an electric water heater described in AS3142—1994 Approval and test specification—electric water heaters. “instantaneous water heater” means an instantaneous water heater described in AS3142—1994 Approval and test specification—electric water heaters. “low voltage release” means a low voltage release described in AS3947.1—1993 Low voltage switchgear and controlgear, part 1—general rules. “refrigerated room airconditioner” means a refrigerated room airconditioner described in AS/NZS 3179:1993 Approval and test specification—refrigerated room airconditioners. “sequential starting” for an electric motor means consecutive (rather than simultaneous) starting. “welding power source” means a welding power source described in AS1966.1—1985 Electric arc welding power sources, part 1—transformer type. ‘ Division 2—Electricity restriction in far north Queensland (other than the Torres Strait Islands) ˙ ‘ Where electricity restriction applies ‘ 248C. The electricity restrictions in this division apply to electricity supplied by the Far North Queensland Electricity Corporation to the following localities through the corporation’s supply network— (a) Coen;

s4 4 s4 Electricity Amendment Regulation (No. 5) No. 375, 1995 (b) Wasaga; (c) Aurukun; (d) Bamaga; (e) Doomadgee; (f) Gununa; (g) Kowanyama; (h) Lockhart River; (i) Palm Island; (j) Pormpuraaw. ˙ ‘ Electricity restrictions ‘ 248D.(1) The use of the following electrical articles by customers is prohibited— (a) welding power sources; (b) electric motors with a rating of more than 11 kW; (c) instantaneous water heaters with a rating of more than 2.4 kW. ‘ (2) Subsection (1) does not apply— (a) to the following welding power sources— (i) 415V, 3 phase input light industrial welding power sources; and (ii) 250V, single phase limited input welding power sources; or (b) to an electric motor installed before 16 October 1992 and driving the air compressor in the fibreglass factory at Doomadgee; or (c) to electric motors that are part of a public water supply system or a community sewerage system installed and operated in the way required by the corporation; or (d) if a customer satisfies the corporation, by the written advice of a doctor, that a stated electrical article must be used to reduce a threat to a person’s life.

s4 5 s4 Electricity Amendment Regulation (No. 5) No. 375, 1995 ‘ Division 3—Electricity restriction in the Torres Strait Islands ˙ ‘ Where electricity restriction applies ‘ 248E. The electricity restrictions in this division apply to electricity supplied by the Far North Queensland Electricity Corporation in the following islands through the corporation’s supply network— (a) Badu; (b) Boigu; (c) Coconut; (d) Darnley; (e) Dauan; (f) Hammond; (g) Mabuiag; (h) Moa (Kubin and St Pauls communities); (i) Murray; (j) Saibai; (k) Stephens; (l) Warraber; (m) Yam; (n) Yorke. ˙ ‘ Electricity restrictions ‘248F.(1) The use of the following electrical articles by customers is prohibited— (a) welding power sources; (b) electric motors with a rating of more than 4 kW; (c) electric water heaters; (d) electric ranges;

s4 6 s4 Electricity Amendment Regulation (No. 5) No. 375, 1995 (e) refrigerated room airconditioners installed in dwellings. ‘ (2) Subsection (1) does not apply— (a) to the following welding power sources— (i) 415V, 3 phase input light industrial welding power sources; and (ii) 250V, single phase limited input welding power sources; or (b) to the electric motor forming part of the refrigerating equipment at the seafood processing plant on Yorke Island; or (c) to electric motors that are part of a public water supply system or a community sewerage system installed and operated in the way required by the corporation; or (d) if a customer satisfies the corporation, by the written advice of a doctor, that a stated electrical article must be used to reduce a threat to a person’s life. ‘ Division 4—Electricity restriction in the North Queensland Electricity Corporation supply area ˙ ‘ Where electricity restriction applies ‘ 248G. The electricity restrictions in this division apply to electricity supplied by the North Queensland Electricity Corporation to the towns of Boulia, Burketown, and Camooweal through the corporation’s supply network. ˙ ‘ Electricity restrictions ‘ 248H.(1) The use of the following electrical articles by customers is prohibited— (a) welding power sources; (b) instantaneous water heaters with a rating of more than 2.4 kW; (c) electric water heaters not controlled by a time switch or similar control unit supplied by the corporation;

s4 7 s4 Electricity Amendment Regulation (No. 5) No. 375, 1995 (d) single phase electric motors with a rating of more than 1.5 kW; (e) 3 phase electric motors with a rating of more than 1.5 kW that— (i) are not controlled by a contactor fitted with a suitable low voltage release with either a manual reset or an automatic reset with time delay; or (ii) are wired to the 1 control point with 1 or more other motors with a rating of more than 1.5 kW and not arranged for sequential starting; (f) 3 phase electric motors with a rating of more than 2.2 kW and used with direct on-line starting; (g) 3 phase electric motors with a rating of more than 7.5 kW; (h) 2 or more refrigerated room airconditioners not arranged for sequential starting and on the same phase supplied from the 1 consumer’s terminals. ‘ (2) Subsection (1) does not apply— (a) to the following welding power sources— (i) 415V, 3 phase input light industrial welding power sources; and (ii) 250V, single phase limited input welding power sources; or (b) to electric motors that are part of a public water supply system or a community sewerage system installed and operated in the way required by the corporation; or (c) if a customer satisfies the corporation, by the written advice of a doctor, that a stated electrical article must be used to reduce a threat to a person’s life.’ ENDNOTES 1. Made by the Governor in Council on 14 December 1995. 2. Notified in the gazette on 15 December 1995. 3. Laid before the Legislative Assembly on . . . 4. The administering agency is the Department of Minerals and Energy.

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