Electricity Regulations 1947 (WA)

Western Australia

Electricity Act 1945

Western Australia

Electricity Act 1945

Electricity Regulations 1947

[Heading inserted: Gazette 30 May 2000 p. 2567.]

These regulations may be cited as the Electricity Regulations 1947.

[Regulation 1 inserted: Gazette 30 May 2000 p. 2567.]

In these regulations, unless the contrary intention appears —

active conductor means —

• (a)

  in a system that includes a neutral conductor — a conductor in the system maintained at a difference of potential from the neutral conductor; and

• (b)

  in a system that does not include a neutral conductor — any conductor in the system;

appliance means a consuming device, other than a lamp, in which electricity is —

• (a)

  converted into heat, motion or other form of energy; or

• (b)

  substantially changed in its electrical character;

conductor means a wire or other form of conducting material suitable for carrying current except where the wire or material is directly employed in converting electrical energy into another form;

electrical equipment means any of the following when used for the generation, conversion, storage, transmission, distribution or utilisation of electrical energy —

• (a)

  wiring systems;

• (b)

  switchgear;

• (c)

  controlgear;

• (d)

  accessories;

• (e)

  appliances;

• (f)

  luminaires;

• (g)

  fittings;

neutral conductor means —

• (a)

  the conductor of a 3‑phase system that is maintained at an intermediate and approximately uniform potential in respect of the active conductors; or

• (b)

  the conductor of a single‑phase system that is connected to earth at its origin.

[Regulation 2 inserted: Gazette 2 Oct 2018 p. 3785.

[Pts. II and III (r. 3‑11) deleted: Gazette 14 Apr 2015 p. 1324.]

[Heading inserted: Gazette 8 May 2009 p. 1493.]

In this Part —

building permit has the meaning given in the Building Act 2011 section 3;

common property, relating to residential premises —

• (a)

  if the premises are part of a strata titles scheme as defined in the Strata Titles Act 1985 section 3(1) — means common property as defined in that section; or

• (aa)

  if the premises are part of a community titles scheme as defined in the Community Titles Act 2018 section 3(1) — means common property as defined in that section; or

• (b)

  if those premises and other residential premises are situated on the same lot as defined in the Planning and Development Act 2005 section 4(1), or on 2 or more contiguous lots — means all the areas of the lot or lots that do not comprise or form part of any residential premises;

new owner, in relation to transferred residential premises, means the person to whom the title was transferred;

notice of intended demolition, in relation to transferred residential premises, means written notice, given to the prior owner before the transfer, of the new owner’s intention to demolish the premises within 6 months after the transfer;

occupied by an owner, in relation to…