reg 23
In forceClearances from aerial lines—vehicles
Part 3Electricity network facilities
23 Clearances from aerial lines—vehicles
(1)
A person must not, without reasonable excuse, operate a vehicle on land if any part of the vehicle is too close to an aerial line.
Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.
(2)
In this section:
vehicle includes any load on the vehicle, but does not include mobile plant to which section 24 applies.
(3)
A part of a vehicle is too close to an aerial line if at any time it is within the minimum distance from any part of the line worked out in accordance with table 23.
Table 23
| 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 | 0.3m | 0.6m | 0.9m | 2.1m |
Note Symbols used in table 23 are defined in the dictionary.
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