State Environmental Planning Policy (Transport and Infrastructure) 2021

Development for any of the following purposes is exempt development if the development is in connection with an electricity transmission or distribution network and complies with section 2.20—

installation of cables in existing conduits if the installation involves no greater soil or vegetation disturbance than necessary,

installation of new conduits, trenches or cables in an existing fenced area or in an existing building,

maintenance of electricity lines or of poles (or associated structures) for electricity lines,

any of the following if the primary purpose of the development is not to increase the capacity of the network—

replacement or re-alignment of electricity lines for conveying electricity at a voltage of 66kV or less,

installation or upgrading of electricity lines for conveying electricity at a voltage of 66kV or less that are above or below ground service lines connecting premises to the network,

replacement of poles with similar sized poles, or of associated support structures, for electricity lines for conveying electricity at a voltage of 132kV or less,

re-alignment of poles, or of associated support structures, for electricity lines for conveying electricity at a voltage of 66kV or less,

installation, maintenance or replacement of the following—

existing plant or equipment in an existing fenced area or in an existing building not including outdoor installation of equipment designed to operate (or convey electricity) at a voltage of more than 66kV,

street lighting if the lighting minimises light spill and artificial sky glow in accordance with the Lighting for Roads and Public Spaces Standard,

electricity metering,

electrical conductors, early fault detection sensor units or load break switches on existing structures if the primary purpose of the development is not to increase the capacity of the network,

maintenance of existing access tracks in easements or rights of way, or on land subject to section 53 of the Electricity Supply Act 1995, if it is required to facilitate the maintenance of electricity lines,

maintenance or replacement of pole substations, if—

the primary purpose of the development is not to increase the capacity of the network, and

in the case of replacement of materials, the replacement materials are similar to the materials being replaced,

demolition and removal of electricity works if—

the demolition is carried out in accordance with AS 2601—2001, Demolition of structures, and

the development is not associated with substations containing equipment designed to operate (or convey electricity) at a voltage of more than 200kV, and

the development will not be carried out on sites where soil is likely to be contaminated within the meaning of the Contaminated Land Management Act 1997,

demolition and removal of electricity works undertaken within an existing fenced area or an existing building,

emergency works to maintain or restore a supply of electricity,

construction, maintenance or realignment of security fencing with a height of not more than 3.2m above ground level (existing),

vegetation management that is in accordance with a tree management plan established under clause 37 of the Electricity Supply (Safety and Network Management) Regulation 2014,

vegetation management that is exempted under clauses 24 and 35(4) of Schedule 5A to the Local Land Services Act 2013,

vegetation management that is carried out on category 1-exempt land (within the meaning of section 60D of the Local Land Services Act 2013),

environmental management works in an existing fenced area or in an existing building.

Section 2.20(2)(i) does not apply in relation to development carried out under subsection (1)(j), (k) or (l).

To be exempt development, the development specified in subsection (1)(j), (k) and (l) must be carried out in a manner that minimises the risk of soil erosion.