❓ Hon Martin Aldridge asks if Western Power's electrical network complies with AS/NZS 3000:2018. The answer clarifies that the standard primarily applies to consumer installations, not network operators, and Western Power adheres to AS 5577 via its safety management system.
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refer to the Australian Standard AS/NZS 3000:2018, and I ask, does the Western Power electrical network and installations comply with the above standard?
refer to the Australian Standard AS/NZS 3000:2018, and I ask, does the Western Power electrical network and installations comply with the above standard?
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Answered
3 September 2019
Responded by
Minister for Environment representing the Minister for Energy
Response time
9 days
The primary application of AS/NZS 3000:2018 is for electrical installations in all types of premises and land used by electricity consumers. It is not generally intended to be applied to electricity network operators.
The Electricity (Network Safety) Regulations 2015 requires Western Power to have a safety management system that complies with AS 5577, and to comply with this safety management system. Western Power’s network and network installations are not specifically required by regulation to comply with AS/NZS 3000:2018.
Western Power’s non-network installations (e.g. offices and depots) do comply AS/NZS 3000:2018 or the standards imposed at the time of installation.
The Electricity (Network Safety) Regulations 2015 requires Western Power to have a safety management system that complies with AS 5577, and to comply with this safety management system. Western Power’s network and network installations are not specifically required by regulation to comply with AS/NZS 3000:2018.
Western Power’s non-network installations (e.g. offices and depots) do comply AS/NZS 3000:2018 or the standards imposed at the time of installation.
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