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Electricity Safety (Installations) (Amendment) Regulations 2004

S.R. No. 58/2004

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Regulation  Page

1.Objective

2.Authorising provisions

3.Bushfire risk areas

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STATUTORY RULES 2004

S.R. No. 58/2004

Electricity Safety Act 1998

Electricity Safety (Installations) (Amendment) Regulations 2004

The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations:

Dated: 8 June 2004

Responsible Minister:

THEO THEOPHANOUS
Minister for Energy Industries

DIANE CASEY

Clerk of the Executive Council

1.Objective

The objective of these Regulations is to amend the definitions of "hazardous bushfire risk area" and "low bushfire risk area" in the Electricity Safety (Installations) Regulations 1999.

2.Authorising provisions

These Regulations are made under sections 152 and 157 of the Electricity Safety Act 1998.

3.Bushfire risk areas

(1)In regulation 401(1) of the Electricity Safety (Installations) Regulations 1999[1]—

(a)for paragraph (f) substitute—

"(f)after clause 1.4.55 insert—

'1.4.55A   Hazardous bushfire risk area

An area—

(a)that a fire control authority has assigned a fire hazard rating of "high" under section 80 of the Electricity Safety Act 1998; or

(b)that is not an urban area within the meaning of section 3 of that Act unless a fire control authority has assigned to that area a fire hazard rating of "low" under section 80 of that Act.';";

(b)for paragraph (h) substitute—

"(h)after clause 1.4.59 insert—

'1.4.59A  Low bushfire risk area

An area—

(a)that a fire control authority has assigned a fire hazard rating of "low" under section 80 of the Electricity Safety Act 1998; or

(b)that is an urban area within the meaning of section 3 of that Act.';".

(2)For regulation 403(3)(b) of the Electricity Safety (Installations) Regulations 1999 substitute—

'(b)"low bushfire risk area" means—

(i)an area that a fire control authority has assigned a fire hazard rating of "low" under section 80 of the Act; or

(ii)an urban area within the meaning of section 3 of the Act.'.

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[1] Reg. 3: S.R. No. 49/1999.  Subsequently amended by S.R. No. 3/2001.

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Table of Applied, Adopted or Incorporated Matter

The following table of applied, adopted or incorporated matter is included in accordance with the requirements of regulation 6 of the Subordinate Legislation Regulations 1994.

Statutory Rule Provision	Title of applied, adopted or incorporated document	Matter in applied, adopted or incorporated document
Regulation 3	AS/NZS 3000	Clause 1.4 as modified by regulation 401 of the Electricity Safety (Installations) Regulations 1999 as amended by regulation 3 of these Regulations