Terms used
28 Terms used
In this Division —
applicable standard, means —
in relation to a pole, overhead conductor or stay wire — AS/NZS 7000 or the equivalent standard or code applicable at the time the pole, conductor or wire was installed;
in relation to a low voltage underground cable — AS/NZS 3000 or the equivalent standard or code applicable at the time the underground cable was installed;
in relation to a high voltage underground cable — AS 2067 or the equivalent standard or code applicable at the time the underground cable was installed;
AS 2067 means AS 2067:2016 Substations and high voltage installations exceeding 1 kV a.c.;
AS/NZS 3000 means AS/NZS 3000:2018 Electrical installations (known as the Australian/New Zealand Wiring Rules);
AS/NZS 7000 means AS/NZS 7000:2016 Overhead line design — Detailed procedures;
conductor means a wire, cable or other form of metal designed to carry an electrical current;
network safety performance incident has the meaning given in regulation 30;
unassisted failure, of a pole, overhead conductor, stay wire or underground cable, means the pole breaking or collapsing, the conductor or wire breaking or the cable failing, otherwise than because of —
a force exceeding the failure limit or design wind load specified in the applicable standard; or
a lightning strike, earthquake, fire or flood; or
malicious damage; or
excavation other than by a person for whom the network operator is responsible; or
any other similar occurrence beyond the control of the network operator.
[Regulation 28 amended: Gazette 1 Aug 2017 p. 4111‑12; 2 Oct 2018 p. 3794.]
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