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  1. Reg. 105 def. of licensed electrician: S.R. No. 21/2010.

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    Fee Units

    These Regulations provide for fees by reference to fee units within the meaning of the Monetary Units Act 2004.

    The amount of the fee is to be calculated, in accordance with section 7 of that Act, by multiplying the number of fee units applicable by the value of a fee unit.

    The value of a fee unit for the financial year commencing 1 July 2023 is $15.90. The amount of the calculated fee may be rounded to the nearest 10 cents.

    The value of a fee unit for future financial years is to be fixed by the Treasurer under section 5 of the Monetary Units Act 2004. The value of a fee unit for a financial year must be published in the Government Gazette and a Victorian newspaper before 1 June in the preceding financial year.

    Penalty Units

    These Regulations provide for penalties by reference to penalty units within the meaning of section 110 of the Sentencing Act 1991. The amount of the penalty is to be calculated, in accordance with section 7 of the Monetary Units Act 2004, by multiplying the number of penalty units applicable by the value of a penalty unit.

    The value of a penalty unit for the financial year commencing 1 July 2023 is $192.31. The amount of the calculated penalty may be rounded to the nearest dollar.

    The value of a penalty unit for future financial years is to be fixed by the Treasurer under section 5 of the Monetary Units Act 2004. The value of a penalty unit for a financial year must be published in the Government Gazette and a Victorian newspaper before 1 June in the preceding financial year.

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    Table of Applied, Adopted or Incorporated Matter

    The following table of applied, adopted or incorporated matter was included in S.R. No. 113/2019 in accordance with the requirements of regulation 5 of the Subordinate Legislation Regulations 2014.

    Statutory rule provision

    Title of applied, adopted or incorporated document

    Matter in applied, adopted or incorporated document

    Regulation 105 definitions of accessories, active conductor, alternative supply, Australian/New Zealand Wiring Rules, conductor, consumer's mains, domestic electrical installation, double insulation, electrical fault, hazardous area, main earthing conductor, main switch, main switchboard, multiple electrical installation, neutral conductor, neutral screen cable, normal supply, readily accessible, reinforced insulation, safety service, subcircuit, submains, substation and supplementary supply

    Regulations 108, 202, 203, 204, 207, 240, 242, 244 and 253(1)(a)

    AS/NZS 3000:2018 Electrical Installations (known as the Australian/New Zealand Wiring Rules), 6th edition, published by Standards Australia on 26 June 2018

    The whole

    Statutory rule provision

    Title of applied, adopted or incorporated document

    Matter in applied, adopted or incorporated document

    Regulation 105 definition of AS 1074

    Regulations 220(2)(c), 221(2)(b), 224(2)(b)(ii), (3)(a)(ii) and 226(b)

    AS 1074—1989 Steel tubes and tubulars for ordinary service, 4th edition, published by Standards Australia on 10 April 1989

    The whole

    Regulation 105 definition of AS 2067

    Regulations 202, 205(1) and 246(1)

    AS 2067:2016 Substations and high voltage installations exceeding 1 kV a.c., 3rd edition, published by Standards Australia on 14 September 2016

    The whole

    Regulation 105 definitions of
    AS/NZS 2053.2, compliant heavy duty non-metallic conduit

    AS/NZS 2053.2:2001 Conduits and fittings for electrical installations Part 2: Rigid plain conduits and fittings of insulating material, 2nd edition, published by Standards Australia on 12 July 2001

    The whole

    Regulation 105 definitions of
    AS/NZS 2053.3, compliant heavy duty non-metallic conduit

    AS/NZS 2053.3:1995 Conduits and fittings for electrical installations Part 3: Rigid plain conduits and fittings of fibre-reinforced concrete material, published by Standards Australia on 5 March 1995

    The whole

    Regulation 105 definitions of
    AS/NZS 2053.5, compliant heavy duty non-metallic conduit

    AS/NZS 2053.5:2001 Conduits and fittings for electrical installations Part 5: Corrugated conduits and fittings of insulating material, 2nd edition, published by Standards Australia on 12 July 2001

    The whole

    Statutory rule provision

    Title of applied, adopted or incorporated document

    Matter in applied, adopted or incorporated document

    Regulation 105 definitions of
    AS/NZS 2053.6, compliant heavy duty non-metallic conduit

    AS/NZS 2053.6:2001 Conduits and fittings for electrical installations Part 6: Profile-wall, smooth-bore conduits and fittings of insulating material, 2nd edition, published by Standards Australia on 12 July 2001

    The whole

    Regulation 105 definitions of
    AS/NZS 3003, patient area

    Regulations 206 and 242

    AS/NZS 3003:2018 Electrical installations—Patient areas, 6th edition, published by Standards Australia on 26 March 2018 incorporating amendment No. 1 (July 2019)

    The whole

    Regulation 105 definition of
    AS/NZS 3007

    Regulation 208(2)

    AS/NZS 3007:2013 Electrical equipment in mines and quarries—Surface installations and associated processing plant, published by Standards Australia on 24 June 2013

    The whole

    Regulation 105 definition of
    AS/NZS 3013

    Regulations 214(3) and 227

    AS/NZS 3013:2005 Electrical installations—Classification of the fire and mechanical performance of wiring system elements, 3rd edition, published by Standards Australia on 22 August 2005

    The whole

    Regulation 105 definition of
    AS/NZS 3016

    Regulations 213, 238(2) and 227

    AS/NZS 3016:2002 Electrical installations—Electric security fences, 2nd edition, published by Standards Australia on 10 January 2003

    The whole

    Statutory rule provision

    Title of applied, adopted or incorporated document

    Matter in applied, adopted or incorporated document

    Regulation 105 definitions of aerial bundled cable, AS/NZS 3560.1

    AS/NZS 3560.1:2000 Electric cables—Cross-linked polyethylene insulated—Aerial bundled—For working voltages up to and including 0.6/1(1.2) kV, Part 1: Aluminium conductors, published by Standards Australia on 7 April 2000

    The whole

    Regulation 105 definitions of aerial bundled cable,
    AS/NZS 3560.2

    AS/NZS 3560.2:2003 Electric cables—Cross-linked polyethylene insulated—Aerial bundled—For working voltages up to and including 0.6/1(1.2) kV Part 2: Copper conductors, published by Standards Australia on 17 July 2003

    The whole

    Regulation 105 definitions of aerial bundled cable,
    AS/NZS 3599.1

    AS/NZS 3599.1:2003 Electric cables—Aerial bundled—Polymeric insulated—Voltages 6.35/11(12) kV and 12.7/22(24) kV Part 1: Metallic screened, published by Standards Australia on 11 September 2003

    The whole

    Regulation 105 definitions of aerial bundled cable,
    AS/NZS 3599.2

    AS/NZS 3599.2:1999 Electric cables—Aerial bundled—Polymeric insulated—Voltages 6.35/11(12) kV and 12.7/22(24) kV Part 2: Non‑metallic screened, published by Standards Australia on 5 June 1999

    The whole

    Statutory rule provision

    Title of applied, adopted or incorporated document

    Matter in applied, adopted or incorporated document

    Regulation 105 definition of
    AS 3600

    Regulation 225(1)(f)(i)

    AS 3600:2018 Concrete structures, 5th edition, published by Standards Australia on 29 June 2018 incorporating amendment No. 1 (November 2018)

    The whole

    Regulation 105 definition of
    AS 3891.1

    Regulation 232

    AS 3891.1:2008 Air navigation—Cables and their supporting structures—Marking and safety requirements Part 1: Permanent marking of overhead cables and their supporting structures for other than planned low-level flying, 2nd edition, published by Standards Australia on 19 March 2008

    The whole

    Regulation 105 definition of
    AS 3891.2

    Regulation 232

    AS 3891.2:2018 Air navigation—Cables and their supporting structures—Marking and safety requirements Part 2: Low level aviation operations, 3rd edition, published by Standards Australia on 15 August 2018

    The whole

    Regulation 105 definition of
    AS/NZS 4680

    Regulation 221(2)(a)

    AS/NZS 4680:2006 Hot-dip galvanized (zinc) coatings on fabricated ferrous articles, 2nd edition, published by Standards Australia on 30 August 2006

    The whole

    Statutory rule provision

    Title of applied, adopted or incorporated document

    Matter in applied, adopted or incorporated document

    Regulation 105 definition of
    AS 4702

    Regulation 225(1)(f)(ii)

    AS 4702—2000 Polymeric cable protection covers, published by Standards Australia on 1 December 2000

    The whole

    Regulation 105 definition of
    AS /NZS 4792

    Regulation 221(2)(a)

    AS/NZS 4792:2006 Hot-dip galvanized (zinc) coatings on ferrous hollow sections, applied by a continuous or specialized process, 2nd edition, published by Standards Australia on 17 July 2006

    The whole

    Regulation 105 definitions of
    AS/NZS 5033, photovoltaic array

    Regulation 243

    AS/NZS 5033:2014 Installation and safety requirements for photovoltaic (PV) arrays, 3rd edition, published by Standards Australia on 6 November 2014 incorporating Amendments No. 1 (June 2018) and No. 2 (June 2018)

    The whole

    Regulation 105 definitions of
    AS/NZS 5139, battery energy storage system

    Regulations 212 and 244

    AS/NZS 5139:2019 Electrical installations—Safety of battery systems for use with power conversion equipment, published by Standards Australia on 11 October 2019

    The whole

    Regulation 105 definition of
    AS/NZS 7000

    Regulations 202 and 205(1)

    AS/NZS 7000:2016 Overhead line design, 2nd edition, published by Standards Australia on 17 May 2016

    The whole

    Statutory rule provision

    Title of applied, adopted or incorporated document

    Matter in applied, adopted or incorporated document

    Regulation 105 definitions of embedded network and metering code

    Electricity Customer Metering Code published by the Essential Services Commission on 13 October 2014

    Part 4

    Regulation 105 definition of the Blue Book

    Regulations 205(3), 501(2)(d), 502(2)(d), 615(a) and 616(2)(b)

    The Blue Book 2017, Code of Practice on electrical safety for the work on or near high voltage electrical apparatus published by Energy Safe Victoria on 13 November 2017

    The whole

    Regulation 105 definition of the Orange Book

    Regulations 503(1)(d), 615(b) and 616(2)(c)

    Victorian Traction Industry Electrical Safety Rules 2014 (known as the Orange Book), published by Energy Safe Victoria in 2014 (revised May 2017)

    The whole

    Regulation 105 definition of vegetation management rules

    Regulation 616(2)(a)

    Electrical Safety Rules for Vegetation Management Work Near Overhead Powerlines by Non-Electrical Workers, published by Energy Safe Victoria in 2013

    The whole

    Regulation 507

    Requirements for the effective supervision of apprentice electricians, published by Energy Safe Victoria in 2018

    The whole

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