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WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATION 2011 - REG 144

Meaning of electrical equipment—pt 4.7

    (1)     In this part:

"electrical equipment"—

        (a)     means any apparatus, appliance, cable, conductor, fitting, insulator, material, meter or wire that—

              (i)     is used for controlling, generating, supplying, transforming or transmitting electricity at a voltage greater than extra-low voltage; or

              (ii)     is operated by electricity at a voltage greater than extra-low voltage; or

              (iii)     is part of an electrical installation located in an area in which the atmosphere presents a risk to health and safety from fire or explosion; or

              (iv)     is, or is part of, an active impressed current cathodic protection system within the meaning of AS 2832.1:2015 (Cathodic protection of metals—Pipes and cables); but

Note     AS 2832.1:2015 does not need to be notified under the href="http://www.legislation.act.gov.au/a/2001-14" title="A2001-14">Legislation Act

because s 47 (5) does not apply (see s 15 and href="http://www.legislation.act.gov.au/a/2001-14" title="A2001-14">Legislation Act

, s 47 (7)). The standard may be purchased at www.standards.org.au

.

        (b)     does not include any apparatus, appliance, cable, conductor, fitting, insulator, material, meter or wire that is part of a vehicle that is a car or motorcycle if—

              (i)     the equipment is part of a unit of the vehicle that provides propulsion for the vehicle; or

              (ii)     the electricity source for the equipment is a unit of the vehicle that provides propulsion for the vehicle.

    (2)     In this section:

"car"—see the href="http://www.legislation.act.gov.au/sl/2000-12" title="SL2000-12">Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Regulation 2000

, dictionary.

"motorbike"—see the href="http://www.legislation.act.gov.au/sl/2000-12" title="SL2000-12">Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Regulation 2000

, dictionary.

"motorcycle" means a motorbike or motortrike.

"motortrike"—see the href="http://www.legislation.act.gov.au/sl/2000-12" title="SL2000-12">Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Regulation 2000

, dictionary.



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