Clearances from aerial lines—people
18 Clearances from aerial lines—people
A person must not, without reasonable excuse, be too close to an aerial line.
Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.
Subsection (1) does not apply to—
the holder of an electricians licence under the Construction Occupations (Licensing) Act 2004 that authorises work on the line; or
a person who is—
carrying out work associated with the connection of premises to the relevant electricity network or varying the capacity of such a connection; and
accredited under the relevant technical code for such work.
A person is too close to an aerial line if at any time the person, or any part of a thing held by or attached to the person, is within the minimum distance from any part of the line worked out in accordance with table 18.
Table 18
| column 1 | column 2 | column 3 | column 4 | column 5 |
| direction in which minimum distance must be observed | minimum distance from insulated aerial cable or insulated aerial service line, where- U 1 kV | minimum distance from aerial conductor or covered aerial cable, where- U 1 kV | minimum distance from aerial conductor or aerial cable where- 1 kV < U 33 kV | minimum distance from aerial conductor or aerial cable where- 33 kV < U 132 kV |
| Any direction | 0.1m | 1.5m | 2.0m | 4.0m |
Note Symbols used in table 18 are defined in the dictionary.
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